KEEP
\kˈiːp], \kˈiːp], \k_ˈiː_p]\
Definitions of KEEP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
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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"
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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"
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retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
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fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
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maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
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hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"
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maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
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store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
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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"
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conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
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prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
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look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
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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"
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supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
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raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
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maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
By Princeton University
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celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
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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"
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retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
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fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
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maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
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hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"
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maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
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store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
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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"
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conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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 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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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.
By Oddity Software
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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 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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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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 remain in any state or condition; as, she keeps cheerful; stay.
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Means or provision by which one is kept; the stronghold or donjon of an ancient castle.
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Kept.
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Keeping.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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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 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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That which keeps or protects: the innermost and strongest part of a castle, the donjon: a stronghold.
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KEEPER.
By Daniel Lyons
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KEEPER.
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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; stay; continue sound, sweet, fresh, or the like; endure.
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Means of subsistence; livelihood.
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A castle; fortress.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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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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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 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.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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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.
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Condition, as in good keep; a stronghold in the middle of a castle.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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HEREDITAMENTS
- Tilings capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal,real, personal, mixed, and including not only lands everything thereon, but alsolieir-looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir togetherwith (he land. Co. Litt. 5b; 2 Bl. Comm. 17; Nell is v. Munson, 108 N. Y. 453, 15 E.730; Owens Lewis, 40 Ind. 508, Am. Rep. 205; Whitlock Greacen. 4S J. Eq.350. 21 Atl. 944; Mitchell Warner, 5 Conn. 407; New York Mabie, 13 150, 04Am. Dec. 53S. Estates. Anything capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, mixed and including not only lands everything thereon, but also heir looms, certain furniture which, by custom, may descend to the heir, together with land. Co. Litt. 5 b; 1 Tho. 219; 2 Bl. Com. 17. this term such things are denoted, as subject-matter inheritance, inheritance itself; cannot therefore, its own intrinsic force, enlarge an estate, prima facie a life into fee. B. & P. 251; 8 T. R. 503; 219, note Hereditaments are divided into corporeal and incorporeal. confined to lands. (q. v.) Vide Incorporeal hereditaments, Shep. To. 91; Cruise's Dig. tit. 1, s. 1; Wood's Inst.221; 3 Kent, Com. 321; Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 1 Chit. Pr. 203-229; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 1595, et seq.