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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Keep :: Keep (n.) The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse..
Bedpost :: Bedpost (n.) Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff..
Mind :: Mind (v.) Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc..
Purser :: Purser (n.) A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice..
Victualer :: Victualer (n.) One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper.
Provost :: Provost (n.) The keeper of a prison.
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or musty, turned..
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess..
Gamekeeper :: Gamekeeper (n.) One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve..
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..
Consigne :: Consigne (n.) One who is orders to keep within certain limits.
Reserve :: Reserve (v. t.) Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain..
Hoard :: Hoard (v. t.) To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to hoard grain..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by workmen at their work.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Confide :: Confide (v. t.) To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.
Deforciant :: Deforciant (n.) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate.
Bosom :: Bosom (v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
Cape :: Cape (v. i.) To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes southwest by south..
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