keeping your cool no matter what happens. used in keeping a certain way about you.
"maintaining rock-on status"
by filter January 25, 2005
1. (v.) to be of sound mind; to have a situation under control.
"All of my bills are overdue, but I'm maintaining."
by Tak October 8, 2001
To keep your composure even in the most adverse and drunken circumstance.
Dude I need to maintain or I won't make it to the next bar.
by dannyfoskey February 7, 2003
A highly skilled Airman charged with the task of fixing what a pilot does to a perfectly good aircraft.
That maintainers gonna be pissed when we bring this plane back in.
by J.Z. 1 June 4, 2009
v. to successfully keep up with the psychological and physical demands of a drug habit, but to do no more than that.
by porkupine April 4, 2010
To trim and/or shave one's pubic hair.
Jane had a date with Timmy on Friday night; on Thursday, she took a long, hot shower and maintained what had become her forested guntal area.
by Ronald V. Mexico July 24, 2008
to keep up or carry on drinking for hours and hours. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain consciousness after much intoxication. Maintaining!
Maintaining:we are going to maintain tonight, no shots.

Holy F**k I maintained last night, I really should be dead after all i drank.
by toronto1984 November 9, 2010