Definitions of keep
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To
remain
in
any
state;
to
last;
to
endure;
to
lodge;
to
dwell.
To
keep
from,
to
abstain;
to
refrain.
To
keep
to,
to
adhere
strictly.
To
keep
on,
to
go
forward;
to
proceed.
To
keep
up,
to
remain
unsubdued;
to
continue;
not
to
cease.
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To
care;
to
desire.
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To
hold;
to
restrain
from
departure
or
removal;
not
to
let
go
of;
to
retain
in
one's
power
or
possession;
not
to
lose;
to
retain;
to
detain.
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To
cause
to
remain
in
a
given
situation
or
condition;
to
maintain
unchanged;
to
hold
or
preserve
in
any
state
or
tenor.
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To
have
in
custody;
to
have
in
some
place
for
preservation;
to
take
charge
of.
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To
preserve
from
danger,
harm,
or
loss;
to
guard.
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To
preserve
from
discovery
or
publicity;
not
to
communicate,
reveal,
or
betray,
as
a
secret.
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To
attend
upon;
to
have
the
care
of;
to
tend.
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To
record
transactions,
accounts,
or
events
in;
as,
to
keep
books,
a
journal,
etc. ;
also,
to
enter (
as
accounts,
records,
etc. )
in
a
book.
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To
maintain,
as
an
establishment,
institution,
or
the
like;
to
conduct;
to
manage;
as,
to
keep
store.
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To
supply
with
necessaries
of
life;
to
entertain;
as,
to
keep
boarders.
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To
have
in
one's
service;
to
have
and
maintain,
as
an
assistant,
a
servant,
a
mistress,
a
horse,
etc.
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To
have
habitually
in
stock
for
sale.
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To
continue
in,
as
a
course
or
mode
of
action;
not
to
intermit
or
fall
from;
to
hold
to;
to
maintain;
as,
to
keep
silence;
to
keep
one's
word;
to
keep
possession.
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To
observe;
to
adhere
to;
to
fulfill;
not
to
swerve
from
or
violate;
to
practice
or
perform,
as
duty;
not
to
neglect;
to
be
faithful
to.
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To
confine
one's
self
to;
not
to
quit;
to
remain
in;
as,
to
keep
one's
house,
room,
bed,
etc. ;
hence,
to
haunt;
to
frequent.
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To
observe
duty,
as
a
festival,
etc. ;
to
celebrate;
to
solemnize;
as,
to
keep
a
feast.
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To
have
the
care
of;
guard;
preserve;
support;
perform
or
observe;
as,
to
keep
a
rule;
maintain;
as,
to
keep
a
servant;
fulfil;
as,
to
keep
a
promise;
supply
with
the
necessaries
of
life;
detain;
confine;
hold
back;
as,
to
keep
a
secret.
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To
have
the
care
of:
to
guard:
to
maintain:
to
have
in
one's
service:
to
remain
in:
to
adhere
to:
to
practice:
not
to
lose:
to
maintain
hold
upon:
to
restrain
from
departure:
to
preserve
in
a
certain
state.
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To
guard;
maintain;
preserve;
retain.
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To
have;
hold;
retain.
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To
protect;
guard;
defend.
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To
support;
maintain.
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To
be
faithful
to,
as
a
pledge
or
command.
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To
remain
in
any
position
or
state;
to
continue;
to
abide;
to
stay;
as,
to
keep
at
a
distance;
to
keep
aloft;
to
keep
near;
to
keep
in
the
house;
to
keep
before
or
behind;
to
keep
in
favor;
to
keep
out
of
company,
or
out
reach.
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To
last;
to
endure;
to
remain
unimpaired.
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To
reside
for
a
time;
to
lodge;
to
dwell.
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To
take
care;
to
be
solicitous;
to
watch.
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To
be
in
session;
as,
school
keeps
to-
day.
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To
remain
in
any
state
or
condition;
as,
she
keeps
cheerful;
stay.
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To
remain
in
any
position
or
state:
to
last
or
endure:
to
adhere:-
pr.
p.
keeping;
pa.
t.
and
pa.
p.
kept.
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To
stay;
endure.
-
celebrate,
as
of
holidays
or
rites; "
Keep
the
commandments"; "
celebrate
Christmas"; "
Observe
Yom
Kippur"
-
allow
to
remain
in
a
place
or
position; "
We
cannot
continue
several
servants
any
longer"; "
She
retains
a
lawyer"; "
The
family's
fortune
waned
and
they
could
not
keep
their
household
staff"; "
Our
grant
has
run
out
and
we
cannot
keep
you
on"; "
We
kept
the
work
going
as
long
as
we
could"
-
continue
a
certain
state,
condition,
or
activity; "
Keep
on
working!"; "
We
continued
to
work
into
the
night"; "
Keep
smiling"; "
We
went
on
working
until
well
past
midnight"
-
retain
possession
of; "
Can
I
keep
my
old
stuffed
animals?"; "
She
kept
her
maiden
name
after
she
married"
-
fail
to
spoil
or
rot; "
These
potatoes
keep
for
a
long
time"
-
maintain
by
writing
regular
records; "
keep
a
diary"; "
maintain
a
record"; "
keep
notes"
-
hold
and
prevent
from
leaving; "
The
student
was
kept
after
school"
-
maintain
for
use
and
service; "
I
keep
a
car
in
the
countryside"; "
She
keeps
an
apartment
in
Paris
for
her
shopping
trips"
-
store
or
keep
customarily; "
Where
do
you
keep
your
gardening
tools?"
-
keep
in
a
certain
state,
position,
or
activity;
e.
g., "
keep
clean"; "
hold
in
place"; "
She
always
held
herself
as
a
lady"; "
The
students
keep
me
on
my
toes"
-
conform
one's
action
or
practice
to; "
keep
appointments"; "
she
never
keeps
her
promises"; "
We
kept
to
the
original
conditions
of
the
contract"
-
To
remain;
stay;
continue
sound,
sweet,
fresh,
or
the
like;
endure.
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To
hold
or
retain;
to
have
in
custody
for
security;
to
preserve;
to
protect;
to
detain;
to
tend;
to
feed;
to
attend
to;
to
conduct;
to
fulfil;
to
perform;
to
observe;
to
maintain;
to
supply
with
necessaries
of
life;
to
have
in
pay;
to
remain
in;
to
keep
in.
To
keep
back,
to
reserve;
to
withhold;
to
restrain.
To
keep
company
with;
to
associate
with;
to
accompany.
To
keep
down,
to
prevent
from
rising.
To
keep
in,
to
prevent
from
escape;
to
restrain;
to
subdue.
To
keep
off,
to
hinder
from
approach
or
attack.
To
keep
under,
to
restrain.
To
keep
up,
to
maintain;
to
prevent
from
falling
or
diminution.
To
keep
out,
to
hinder
from
entering
or
taking
possession.
To
keep
house,
to
maintain
a
family
state;
to
be
confined.
To
keep
from,
to
restrain;
to
prevent
approach.
To
keep
a
term,
in
universities,
to
reside
during
a
term.
To
keep
on
foot,
to
maintain
ready
for
action.
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To
hold;
to
retain,
as
a
thing
in
one's
power
or
possession;
to
hold
in
charge;
to
protect;
to
support;
to
feed;
to
have
the
care
of;
to
solemnise,
as
a
day;
to
detain;
to
observe;
to
conceal;
to
remain
in
any
state;
to
be
durable;
to
adhere
strictly
to.
-
Keeping.
-
prevent (
food)
from
rotting; "
preserved
meats"; "
keep
potatoes
fresh"
-
look
after;
be
the
keeper
of;
have
charge
of; "
He
keeps
the
shop
when
I
am
gone"
-
have
as
a
supply; "
I
always
keep
batteries
in
the
freezer"; "
keep
food
for
a
week
in
the
pantry"; "
She
keeps
a
sixpack
and
a
week's
worth
of
supplies
in
the
refrigerator"
-
supply
with
room
and
board; "
He
is
keeping
three
women
in
the
guest
cottage"; "
keep
boarders"
-
raise; "
She
keeps
a
few
chickens
in
the
yard"; "
he
keeps
bees"
-
maintain
in
safety
from
injury,
harm,
or
danger; "
May
God
keep
you"
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The
act
or
office
of
keeping;
custody;
guard;
care;
heed;
charge.
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The
state
of
being
kept;
hence,
the
resulting
condition;
case;
as,
to
be
in
good
keep.
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The
means
or
provisions
by
which
one
is
kept;
maintenance;
support;
as,
the
keep
of
a
horse.
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That
which
keeps
or
protects;
a
stronghold;
a
fortress;
a
castle;
specifically,
the
strongest
and
securest
part
of
a
castle,
often
used
as
a
place
of
residence
by
the
lord
of
the
castle,
especially
during
a
siege;
the
donjon.
See
Illust.
of
Castle.
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That
which
is
kept
in
charge;
a
charge.
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A
cap
for
retaining
anything,
as
a
journal
box,
in
place.
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Means
or
provision
by
which
one
is
kept;
the
stronghold
or
donjon
of
an
ancient
castle.
-
That
which
keeps
or
protects:
the
innermost
and
strongest
part
of
a
castle,
the
donjon:
a
stronghold.
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KEEPER.
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Means
of
subsistence;
livelihood.
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A
castle;
fortress.
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Care;
condition,
as
the
result
of
care;
maintenance;
that
which
protects;
the
central
tower,
innermost
and
strongest
part,
of
a
fendal
castle,
the
place
of
final
retreat
when
the
garrison
was
hard
pressed;
a
strong
tower
in
the
middle
of
a
castle;
a
place
of
confinement.
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Condition,
as
in
good
keep;
a
stronghold
in
the
middle
of
a
castle.
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Kept.
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