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[ kee -ping ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈki pɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together: His actions are not in keeping with his words.
the act of a person or thing that keeps; observance, custody, or care.
maintenance or keep.
holding, reserving, or retaining.
Origin of keeping First recorded in 1250–1300, keeping is from the Middle English word keping. See keep, -ing1
SYNONYMS FOR keeping 1 consistency, congruity, harmony.
2 protection, charge, guardianship.
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synonym study for keeping 2 . See custody.
Words nearby keeping keeper ring, keep fit, keep from, keep house, keep in, keeping , keeping room, keeping up with the Joneses, keep in mind, keep in the dark, keep in touch
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Example sentences from the Web for keeping Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
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With Vice, that was an example of you keeping yourself interested too, right?
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These were brilliant writers who were really great at keeping it to jokes.
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The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
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Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.
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For a man who hasn't a taste for artillery, it occurs to me, my friend, you are keeping up a pretty lively fire on my inner works.
Marjorie Daw | Thomas Bailey Aldrich
I have been, in fact, keeping company with the blue devils pretty well since I came home.
Mary Gray | Katharine Tynan
She made up her mind that he would not come, and was sure that she was keeping him away by her presence.
Ayala's Angel | Anthony Trollope
Books, books were everywhere—books that seemed to her keeping secrets in their pages and purposely not saying anything.
The New Warden | Mrs. David G. Ritchie
Hereupon Ctesippus complained that we were talking in secret, and keeping the feast to ourselves.
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British Dictionary definitions for keeping noun conformity or harmony (esp in the phrases in or out of keeping )
charge or care valuables in the keeping of a bank
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Words related to keeping safekeeping, observance, preservation, charge, protection, guardianship, care, balance, conformity, agreement, uniformity, harmony