hold, keep
(noun) a cell in a jail or prison
keep, donjon, dungeon
(noun) the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
(noun) the financial means whereby one lives; âeach child was expected to pay for their keepâ; âhe applied to the state for supportâ; âhe could no longer earn his own livelihoodâ
preserve, keep
(verb) prevent (food) from rotting; âpreserved meatsâ; âkeep potatoes freshâ
restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
(verb) prevent the action or expression of; âhold back your angerâ; âkeep your coolâ; âshe struggled to restrain her impatience at the delaysâ
observe, keep, maintain
(verb) stick to correctly or closely; âThe pianist kept time with the metronomeâ; âkeep countâ; âI cannot keep track of all my employeesâ
keep, maintain
(verb) maintain by writing regular records; âkeep a diaryâ; âmaintain a recordâ; âkeep notesâ
sustain, keep, maintain
(verb) supply with necessities and support; âShe alone sustained her familyâ; âThe money will sustain our good causeâ; âThereâs little to earn and many to keepâ
keep, hold on
(verb) retain possession of; âCan I keep my old stuffed animals?â; âShe kept her maiden name after she marriedâ
keep
(verb) look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; âHe keeps the shop when I am goneâ
retain, continue, keep, keep on
(verb) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; âWe cannot continue several servants any longerâ; âShe retains a lawyerâ; âThe familyâs fortune waned and they could not keep their household staffâ; âOur grant has run out and we cannot keep you onâ; âWe kept the work going as long as we couldâ; âShe retained her composureâ; âthis garment retains its shape even after many washingsâ
prevent, keep
(verb) stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; âWe must prevent the cancer from spreadingâ; âHis snoring kept me from falling asleepâ; âKeep the child from eating the marblesâ
observe, celebrate, keep
(verb) behave as expected during of holidays or rites; âKeep the commandmentsâ; âcelebrate Christmasâ; âObserve Yom Kippurâ
observe, keep
(verb) conform oneâs action or practice to; âkeep appointmentsâ; âshe never keeps her promisesâ; âWe kept to the original conditions of the contractâ
keep
(verb) supply with room and board; âHe is keeping three women in the guest cottageâ; âkeep boardersâ
keep, maintain, hold
(verb) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., âkeep cleanâ; âhold in placeâ; âShe always held herself as a ladyâ; âThe students keep me on my toesâ
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
(verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity; âKeep on working!â; âWe continued to work into the nightâ; âKeep smilingâ; âWe went on working until well past midnightâ
keep, preserve
(verb) maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; âMay God keep youâ
keep, stay fresh
(verb) fail to spoil or rot; âThese potatoes keep for a long timeâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Keep (plural Keeps)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Keep is the 26671st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 913 individuals. Keep is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.
• Ekpe, PEEK, Peek, Peke, kepe, peek, peke
keep (third-person singular simple present keeps, present participle keeping, simple past and past participle kept)
To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(heading, transitive) To hold the status of something.
To maintain possession of.
(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
(archaic) To remain in, to be confined to.
To restrain.
(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
To supply with necessities and financially support a person.
(of living things) To raise; to care for.
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
(heading, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
To continue.
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
(copulative) To remain in a state.
(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
(intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
(intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
(transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
(transitive, dated) To observe or celebrate (a holiday).
• (maintain possession of): retain
• (maintain the condition of): preserve, protect
• (to reside for a time): See also sojourn
keep (countable and uncountable, plural keeps)
(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
Synonym: donjon
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
(obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
• Ekpe, PEEK, Peek, Peke, kepe, peek, peke
Source: Wiktionary
Keep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kept; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeping.] Etym: [OE. k, AS.c to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.]
1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. Chaucer.
2. 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. If we lose the field, We can not keep the town. Shak. That I may know what keeps me here with you. Dryden. If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us. Locke.
3. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor. His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Milton. Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on. Addison.
Note: In this sense it is often used with prepositions and adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from, to keep in, out, or off, etc. "To keep off impertinence and solicitation from his superior." Addison.
4. To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of. The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. Knolles.
5. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard. Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. Gen. xxviii. 15.
6. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret. Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man. Milton.
7. To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. Gen. ii. 15. In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor. Carew.
8. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
9. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store. Like a pedant that keeps a school. Shak. Every one of them kept house by himself. Hayward.
10. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
11. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc. I keep but three men and a boy. Shak.
12. To have habitually in stock for sale.
13. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession. Both day and night did we keep company. Shak. Within this portal as I kept my watch. Smollett.
14. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to. I have kept the faith. 2 Tim. iv. 7. Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command. Milton.
15. 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. Shak. 'Tis hallowed ground; Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep. J. Fletcher.
16. To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast. I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday. Ps. xlii. 4. To keep at arm's length. See under Arm, n.
– To keep back. (a) To reserve; to withhold. "I will keep nothing back from you." Jer. xlii. 4. (b) To restrain; to hold back. "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins." Ps. xix. 13.
– To keep company with. (a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as, let youth keep company with the wise and good. (b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.] -- To keep counsel. See under Counsel, n.
– To keep down. (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder. (b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may not be diverted from the more important parts of the work.
– To keep good (or bad) hours, to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest.
– To keep house. (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs. (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.
– To keep one's hand in, to keep in practice.
– To keep open house, to be hospitable.
– To keep the peace (Law), to avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace.
– To keep school, to govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as a preceptor.
– To keep a stiff upper lip, to keep up one's courage. [Slang] -- To keep term. (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term. (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar. [Eng.] Mozley & W.
– To keep touch. See under Touch, n.
– To keep under, to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.
– To keep up. (a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution; as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's credit. (b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing. "In joy, that which keeps up the action is the desire to continue it." Locke.
Syn.
– To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold.
– To Keep. Retain, Preserve. Keep is the generic term, and is often used where retain or preserve would too much restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain denotes that we keep or hold things, as against influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit; to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune. Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve appearances.
Keep, v. i.
1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
2. To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired. If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep. Mortimer.
3. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. [Now disused except locally or colloquially.] Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps. Shak.
4. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch. [Obs.] Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us. Tyndale.
5. To be in session; as, school keeps to-day. [Colloq.] To keep from, to abstain or refrain from.
– To keep in with, to keep on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent.
– To keep on, to go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance.
– To keep to, to adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise.
– To keep up, to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
Keep, n.
1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. Spenser.
2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse. Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. Carlyle. I performed some services to the college in return for my keep. T. Hughes.
4. That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle. The prison strong, Within whose keep the captive knights were laid. Dryden. The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps. Hallam. I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there. M. A. Lower.
5. That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.] Often he used of his keep A sacrifice to bring. Spenser.
6. (Mach.)
Definition: A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place. To take keep, to take care; to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; âtheoretical scienceâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
