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Definitions of keep
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hold and prevent from leaving; " The student was kept after school"
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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 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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The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
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To have habitually in stock for sale.
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keep under control; keep in check; " suppress a smile"; " Keep your temper"; " keep your cool"
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To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
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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; 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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maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; " May God keep you"
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observe correctly or closely; " The pianist kept time with the metronome"; " keep count"; " I cannot keep track of all my employees"
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Kept.
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store or keep customarily; " Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
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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 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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supply with necessities and support; " She alone sustained her family"; " The money will sustain our good cause"; " There's little to earn and many to keep"
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the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
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retain rights to; " keep my job for me while I give birth"; " keep my seat, please"; " keep open the possibility of a merger"
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prevent ( food) from rotting; " preserved meats"; " keep potatoes fresh"
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celebrate, as of holidays or rites; " Keep the commandments"; " celebrate Christmas"; " Observe Yom Kippur"
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supply with room and board; " He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; " keep boarders"
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prevent from rotting, as of foods; " preserved meats"; " keep potatoes fresh"
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To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
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That which is kept in charge; a charge.
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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 take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
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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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The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
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To guard; maintain; preserve; retain.
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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 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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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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The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
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the financial means whereby one lives; " each child was expected to pay for their keep"; " he applied to the state for support"; " he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
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To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
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To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
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Means or provision by which one is kept; the stronghold or donjon of an ancient castle.
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raise; " She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; " he keeps bees"
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maintain by writing regular records; " keep a diary"; " maintain a record"; " keep notes"
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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 stay; endure.
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A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
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To remain; stay; continue sound, sweet, fresh, or the like; endure.
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Keeping.
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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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look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; " He keeps the shop when I am gone"
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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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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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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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To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
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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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a cell in a jail or prison
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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 preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
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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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KEEPER.
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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 care; to desire.
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To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
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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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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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To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
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A castle; fortress.
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To support; maintain.
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Condition, as in good keep; a stronghold in the middle of a castle.
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To have; hold; retain.
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Means of subsistence; livelihood.
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prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; " We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; " His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; " Keep the child from eating the marbles"
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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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That which keeps or protects: the innermost and strongest part of a castle, the donjon: a stronghold.
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fail to spoil or rot; " These potatoes keep for a long time"
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To protect; guard; defend.
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To remain in any state or condition; as, she keeps cheerful; stay.
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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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To be in session; as, school keeps to- day.
Antonyms for keep
launch, extinguish, sling, mislay, bring up, Ignoring, lay-by, eighty-six, renege, destruction, allocate, back off, dismiss, back out, contribute, repudiate, demolition, discontinue, dereliction, pull up, emit, hurt, let, muster out, despise, harm, shortcut, abjure, quit, defy, profane, confide, break, neglect, ruination, relinquish, recommend, unload, vary, sell, turn in, metamorphose, back down, cry off, forswear, adjure, deliver, commit, alter, give away, contemn, forsake, exorcise, hurl, cop out, cease, sidestep, transgress, terminate, substitute, forego, veer, instruct, allow, omit, transmit, infract, bypass, diversify, green light, toss, misplace, consign, lance, shift, give up, draw up, leave, inattention, damage, cough up, cashier, fink out, lay down, throw, retire, furnish, disregard, resign, apportion, shed, breach, overlook, distribute, render, circumvent, commend, provide, modify, transfer, abandon, lose, surrender, bestow, renounce, convey, qualify, give, negligence, recant, permit, transform, depute, forget, offend, abdicate, suffer, cede, give over, disobey, commute, transmute, subvert, injury, desert, cancel, stall, retract, change, supersede, fail, turn off, hand over, transfigure, ruin, vacate, send, assign, enjoin, ignore, fetch up, throw away, vest, dishonor, exchange, donate, cast off, rescind, fling, go against, tell, entrust, revoke, throw out, ration, dart, turn over, violate, pour, convert, call off, get around, maroon, allot, abort, deep-six.
Quotes of keep
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It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.
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Journalists say a thing that they know isn't true, in the hope that if they keep on saying it long enough it will be true.
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
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Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.
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I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open.
– Kieran Culkin -
Always keep your friends close, but your enemies keep closer.
– J. Wallace Day -
He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore.
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Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.
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Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.
– Tahar Ben Jelloun -
I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people, but I think that they attempt to keep in touch with the child.
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I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad, which is what's happening.
– Marian McPartland -
I need to keep my story count high. I'm trying to get as many stories in my hour as is humanly possible. We're telling more stories in our hour than any national newscast has in the history of this business, I think.
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When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes.
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Prices have stayed up because people in control of supply decided they could keep them up.
– John Wilson
Usage examples for keep
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“ He would keep his word, he said. ”
– The Rector of St. Mark's by Mary J. Holmes -
“ Can you keep one for me, now? ”
– Dead Men's Money by J. S. Fletcher -
“ Now, girls, keep back; I'm going to tell her first. ”
– Five Little Peppers at School by Margaret Sidney -
“ Do keep Mr. Avalons away from me, then. ”
– The Dominant Strain by Anna Chapin Ray -
“ We will keep them. ”
– Peter and Polly in Winter by Rose Lucia -
“ 3122. Does she keep a shop? ”
– Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie -
“ He will go there, of course, and then we will keep him there. ”
– Baron Trigault's Vengeance Volume 2 (of 2) by Emile Gaboriau -
“ I shall keep him. ”
– The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009 -
“ It will keep you- what you say? ”
– The Blue Envelope by Roy J. Snell -
“ On the back, in my father's hand, there was,-" Why won't they keep this look? ”
– That Boy Of Norcott's by Charles James Lever -
“ But do let us keep to Gwen and Adrian. ”
– When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan -
“ I will keep my promise! ”
– Monsieur Cherami by Charles Paul de Kock -
“ But he did not keep him long. ”
– Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Frank Richard Stockton -
“ Yes; if you do that, you may keep as many there as you choose. ”
– San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock -
“ He couldn't keep his mind on it. ”
– Slingshot by Irving W. Lande -
“ " Will you not keep on to the house? ”
– The Good Time Coming by T. S. Arthur -
“ We must keep on. ”
РLost in the Ca̱on by Alfred R. Calhoun -
“ They keep againin' on me all the time. ”
– The Major by Ralph Connor -
“ And for that very reason she must keep him off the business just as long as she can. ”
– The Whirligig of Time by Wayland Wells Williams -
“ Father loved me too much and he wanted to keep me always with him. ”
– The Captives by Hugh Walpole