Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.

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Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
Curator :: Curator (n.) One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper..
Bewake :: Bewake (v. t. & i.) To keep watch over; to keep awake.
Boom :: Boom (n.) A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away..
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
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..
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to keep afloat; -- with up..
Banker :: Banker (n.) One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc..
Clerk :: Clerk (n.) One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk..
Keep :: Keep (n.) The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep..
Folding :: Folding (n.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc..
Detain :: Detain (v. t.) To keep back or from; to withhold.
Preservative :: Preservative (a.) Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc..
Detainer :: Detainer (n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.
Levee :: Levee (v. t.) To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support..
Tiler :: Tiler (n.) A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.
Espy :: Espy (v. t.) To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to watch; to observe.
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