Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) 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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Storer :: Storekeeper (n.) One who keeps a store; a shopkeeper. See 1st Store, 3..
Bosom :: Bosom (v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
Coast :: Coast (v. t.) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of..
Controller :: Controller (n.) An officer appointed to keep a counter register of accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts..
Preservative :: Preservative (a.) Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
Seclusive :: Seclusive (a.) Tending to seclude; keeping in seclusion; secluding; sequestering.
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison..
Detainer :: Detainer (n.) The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another's, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law..
Hold :: Hold (n.) The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.
Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper..
Housage :: Housage (n.) A fee for keeping goods in a house.
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Gateman :: Gateman (n.) A gate keeper; a gate tender.
Secret :: Secret (v. t.) To keep secret.
Confine :: Confine (v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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