Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.

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Cellarer :: Cellarer (n.) A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.
Phial :: Phial (v. t.) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial..
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To keep close; to keep secret.
Hug :: Hug (v. t.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind..
Bearing Rein :: Bearing rein () A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To have habitually in stock for sale.
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..
Keep :: 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.
Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor..
Miskeep :: Miskeep (v. t.) To keep wrongly.
Shopman :: Shopman (n.) A shopkeeper; a retailer.
Time :: Time (v. i.) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
Apron :: Apron (n.) An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings..
Home-dwelling :: Home-dwelling (a.) Keeping at home.
Show :: Show (v. t.) To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers)..
Profit :: Profit (n.) Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To care; to desire.
Sideboard :: Sideboard (n.) A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.
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