Definition of keeping

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Keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kee.

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Timely :: Timely (superl.) Keeping time or measure.
Occupation :: Occupation (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend..
Storehouse :: Storehouse (n.) A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse..
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison..
Propulsation :: Propulsation (n.) The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.
Impound :: Impound (v. t.) To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping..
Keep :: Keep (n.) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
Recommit :: Recommit (v. t.) To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee..
Bail :: Bail (n.) Custody; keeping.
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged their arms in the arsenal..
Safe :: Safe (n.) A place for keeping things in safety.
Keeping :: Keeping (n.) Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping..
Aviary :: Aviary (n.) A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house..
Coop :: Coop (n.) An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry..
Volume :: Volume (n.) A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients..
Brat :: Brat (n.) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
Greening :: Greening (n.) A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality..
Journalism :: Journalism (n.) The keeping of a journal or diary.
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