Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders..

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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.
Baby Farming :: Baby farming () The business of keeping a baby farm.
Nil :: Nil (n. & a.) Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping..
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To keep close; to keep secret.
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits..
Safe :: Safe (n.) A place for keeping things in safety.
Coast :: Coast (v. t.) To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of..
Ephemerist :: Ephemerist (n.) One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist.
Remembrancer :: Remembrancer (n.) One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder..
Avoid :: Avoid (a.) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters..
Blind :: Blind (n.) Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
Hoverer :: Hoverer (n.) A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
Custodian :: Custodian (n.) One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent..
Thatching :: Thatching (n.) The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc..
Warden :: Warden (n.) An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison..
Hennery :: Hennery (n.) An inclosed place for keeping hens.
Reserve :: Reserve (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation..
Retard :: Retard (v. t.) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate..
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