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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Amuse :: Amuse (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
Mystagogue :: Mystagogue (n.) One who keeps and shows church relics.
Ephemerist :: Ephemerist (n.) One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist.
Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition..
Observer :: Observer (n.) One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice..
Chronometer :: Chronometer (n.) An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.
Peel :: Peel (n.) A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep..
Withhold :: Withhold (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.
Coast :: Coast (v. t.) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of..
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..
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..
Bartender :: Bartender (n.) A barkeeper.
Warren :: Warren (n.) A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king, for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies, partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls of warren..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by workmen at their work.
Wad :: Wad (n.) Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose..
Mind :: Mind (v.) Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc..
Armory :: Armory (n.) A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
Associate :: Associate (v. t.) To accompany; to keep company with.
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