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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Timer :: Timer (n.) A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc..
Journalist :: Journalist (n.) One who keeps a journal or diary.
Cofferer :: Cofferer (n.) One who keeps treasures in a coffer.
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..
Open :: Open (a.) Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement..
Waterboard :: Waterboard (n.) A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water..
Bordeller :: Bordeller (n.) A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel.
Reticent :: Reticent (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
Stopple :: Stopping-out (n.) A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing the acid to act on the other parts..
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..
Yard :: Yard (v. t.) To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows..
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard..
Maintain :: Maintain (v. t.) To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To keep steady; to steady, morally..
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Miller :: Miller (n.) One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
Skewer :: Skewer (n.) A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting..
Storer :: Storekeeper (n.) One who keeps a store; a shopkeeper. See 1st Store, 3..
Tradespeople :: Tradespeople (n.) People engaged in trade; shopkeepers.
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