Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) 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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Support :: Support (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits..
Meditate :: Meditate (v. i.) To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.
Concierge :: Concierge (n.) One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female..
Hide :: Hide (v. i.) To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.
Kept :: Kept (imp. & p. p.) of Keep.
Brat :: Brat (n.) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
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.
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Shopkeeper :: Shopkeeper (n.) A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale..
Journalism :: Journalism (n.) The keeping of a journal or diary.
Retain :: Retain (v. i.) To keep; to continue; to remain.
Baby Farmer :: Baby farmer () One who keeps a baby farm.
No-man''s Land :: No-man's land () A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for..
Tallyman :: Tallyman (n.) One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks..
Chronometer :: Chronometer (n.) A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc..
Recording :: Recording (a.) Keeping a record or a register; as, a recording secretary; -- applied to numerous instruments with an automatic appliance which makes a record of their action; as, a recording gauge or telegraph..
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) Originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power/ of custody or care are intrusted..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well..
Retainer :: Retainer (n.) The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in dependence..
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