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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Deposit :: Deposit (n.) To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order..
Wardsman :: Wardsman (n.) A man who keeps ward; a guard.
Tavernman :: Tavernman (n.) The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler..
Housage :: Housage (n.) A fee for keeping goods in a house.
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) One who marks the time in musical performances.
Open :: Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open..
Refrain :: Refrain (v. i.) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.
Storekeeper :: Storekeeper (n.) A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a naval storekeeper..
Crumbcloth :: Crumbcloth (n.) A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean..
Hussy :: Hussy (n.) A housewife or housekeeper.
Spare :: Spare (a.) To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
Team :: Team (n.) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto..
Time :: Time (n.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time..
Vacher :: Vacher (n.) A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
Whipperin :: Whipperin (n.) A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase..
Monument :: Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial..
Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To keep out, off, or away; to exclude..
Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Meditate :: Meditate (v. t.) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
Truss :: Truss (n.) The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast.
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