Definition of keep

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Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

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Blind :: Blind (n.) Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
Clout :: Clout (n.) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
Dairyman :: Dairyman (n.) A man who keeps or takes care of a dairy.
Tent :: Tent (v. t.) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively..
Keep :: Keep (n.) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
Apply :: Apply (v. t.) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
Pinder :: Pinder (n.) One who impounds; a poundkeeper.
Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the legislature..
Stale :: Stale (v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book..
Publican :: Publican (n.) The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine..
Tavernman :: Tavernman (n.) The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler..
Preservation :: Preservation (n.) The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit, game, etc.; a picture in good preservation..
Steady :: Steady (v. t.) To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute..
Crowkeeper :: Crowkeeper (n.) A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow..
Yarwhip :: Yarwhip (n.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit..
Dam :: Dam (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water..
To :: To (prep.) In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty
Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Bosom :: Bosom (v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
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