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keep /kēp/ transitive verb (keepˈing; kept /kept/)- To tend, look after
- To have or take care or charge of
- To guard
- To maintain
- To manage, conduct, run
- To attend to the making of records in
- To retain
- To retain as one's own
- To have in one's custody
- To store customarily in a specified place
- To have habitually in stock for sale
- To support financially, or otherwise supply with necessaries
- To have in one's service
- To remain in or on (a place or position)
- To adhere to
- To associate with
- To continue to follow or hold to
- To continue to make
- To maintain a hold on or of
- To restrain from leaving, to hold back
- To prevent
- To reserve or withhold
- Not to divulge (a secret)
- To be faithful to (a promise)
- To preserve or cause to remain in a certain state
- To observe, celebrate
- To conform to the requirements of, to fulfil
intransitive verb- To remain
- To continue to be or go
- To be or remain in a specified condition
- To remain fresh or good
- To last or endure
- To be capable of being reserved
- To continue
- To lodge or reside (Cambridge University and US)
- To refrain
- To confine or restrict oneself
- To keep wicket
noun- Something kept, one's charge (Spenser)
- Something that keeps, contains or protects
- Food, means of subsistence, board
- The innermost and strongest part of a castle, the central tower
- A stronghold
ORIGIN: OE cēpan keepˈable adjective keepˈer noun - Someone who or something that keeps, in any sense
- An attendant in charge of animals in captivity
- A custodian of a museum or gallery
- A prison guard
- A gamekeeper
- The title of certain officials, such as Lord Keeper (of the Great Seal), whose office since 1757 has been merged in that of Lord Chancellor
- A wicketkeeper
- A goalkeeper
- A man who keeps a mistress (obsolete)
- The socket that receives the bolt of a lock
- The armature of a magnet
- A guard ring
- (informal, chiefly US) a person or thing worth holding on to
keepˈerless adjective keepˈership noun The office of a keeper keepˈing noun - Care, custody, charge
- Preservation
- Reservation
- Retention
- Observance, compliance
- Just proportion
- Harmonious consistency
- Maintenance of, or as, a mistress
- Maintenance, support (Shakespeare)
keep fit noun A programme of physical exercises designed to keep the muscles, circulation and respiratory system in good condition keep-fitˈ adjective keepˈing-room noun (dialect) A sitting room, parlour keepˈnet noun A cone-shaped net suspended in a river, etc, in which fish caught by anglers can be kept alive keepˈsake noun - Something given, or kept, as a reminder of the giver, or a certain event, time, etc
- An annual gift-book (such as The Keepsake itself, 1827–56)
adjective (also keepˈsaky) vapidly pretty keepˈy-uppˈy noun The feat of keeping a football from touching the ground by repeatedly flicking it upwards using the foot, knee or head kept man or (fem) kept woman noun A man or woman maintained financially by a romantic or sexual partner for keeps - For good
- Permanently
- With serious intent
how are you keeping? How are you? in keeping with In accord with, suitable to keep an act Formerly, to hold an academic debate keep at - To persist in (anything)
- To nag, badger (someone to do something) (informal)
keep a term see under term keep back - To withhold
- To keep down, repress
keep body and soul together To stay alive keep cave, company and counsel see under cave2, etc. keep down - To remain low or out of sight
- To restrain, repress
- To retain (food) in the stomach, not to vomit
- To set in lower-case type, avoiding capitals
keep from - To abstain from
- To remain away from
keep good hours see under hour keep house see under house keep in - To prevent from escaping
- To confine in school after school hours
- To conceal
- To restrain
keep in with To maintain the confidence or friendship of keep off - To hinder or prevent from approaching or making an attack, etc
- To stay away or refrain from
- (of rain, etc) not to start
keep on - To continue
- To retain, continue to employ
keep on about To continue talking about keep on at (informal) To nag, badger keep one's breath to cool one's porridge To hold one's peace when further talk is clearly in vain keep one's countenance To avoid showing one's emotions keep one's distance see under distance keep (oneself) to oneself To avoid the company of others keep one's eye on see under eye1 keep one's hand in To retain one's skill by practice keep one's head down To avoid attracting attention to oneself keep one's mind on To concentrate on keep one's powder dry see under powder keep out - To remain outside
- To exclude
keep someone going in something To keep someone supplied with something keep tabs on To keep a check on, to keep account of keep the peace see under peace keep time - To observe rhythm accurately, or along with others
- (of a clock or watch) to go accurately
keep to - To stick closely to
- To confine oneself to
keep under To hold down in restraint keep up - To retain (one's strength or spirit)
- To support, prevent from falling
- To continue, to prevent from ceasing
- To maintain in good condition
- To continue to be in touch (with)
- To keep pace (with)
- To stop, stay (obsolete)
keep up with the Joneses To keep on an equal social footing with one's neighbours, eg by having possessions of the same quality in the same quantity keep wicket To act as a wicketkeeper |