Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent..

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Time :: Time (n.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time..
Storekeeper :: Storekeeper (n.) A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a naval storekeeper..
Failure :: Failure (n.) Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise..
Meditate :: Meditate (v. t.) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or stalls; as, to stall an ox..
Fiddle :: Fiddle (n.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
Porter :: Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up..
Monument :: Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial..
Miller :: Miller (n.) One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
Timer :: Timer (n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc..
Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..
Sabbatarian :: Sabbatarian (n.) One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in the Decalogue..
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
Gamekeeper :: Gamekeeper (n.) One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve..
Sheepmaster :: Sheepmaster (n.) A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep..
Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
Gather :: Gather (n.) The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
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