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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Pinder :: Pinder (n.) One who impounds; a poundkeeper.
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..
Tradesman :: Tradesman (n.) One who trades; a shopkeeper.
Bail :: Bail (n.) Custody; keeping.
Clear :: Clear (superl.) Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt..
Obtain :: Obtain (v. t.) To hold; to keep; to possess.
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..
Levee :: Levee (v. t.) To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a river..
Torture :: Torture (v. t.) To keep on the stretch, as a bow..
Bearing Rein :: Bearing rein () A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein.
Refrigerate :: Refrigerate (v. t.) To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.
Secretive :: Secretive (a.) Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
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..
Aviary :: Aviary (n.) A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house..
Vigil :: Vigil (v. i.) Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch..
Gamekeeper :: Gamekeeper (n.) One who has the care of game, especially in a park or preserve..
Regard :: Regard (v. t.) To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.
Amuse :: Amuse (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
Safe-keeping :: Safe-keeping (n.) The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody.
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