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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Equilibrate :: Equilibrate (v. t.) To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise..
Reticence :: Reticence (n.) The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness..
Hoverer :: Hoverer (n.) A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
Buckram :: Buckram (n.) A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..
Taverner :: Taverner (n.) One who keeps a tavern.
Account :: Account (n.) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank..
Dealer :: Dealer (n.) One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer..
Pound/keeper :: Pound/keeper (n.) The keeper of a pound.
Stale :: Stale (v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use..
Coffeeman :: Coffeeman (n.) One who keeps a coffeehouse.
Steward :: Steward (n.) A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like..
Wallet :: Wallet (n.) A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard..
Provost :: Provost (n.) The keeper of a prison.
Aviary :: Aviary (n.) A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house..
Supply :: Supply (v. t.) To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition..
Spare :: Spare (a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save..
Underkeep :: Underkeep (v. t.) To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress..
Porterage :: Porterage (n.) The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
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