Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc..

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Stale :: Stale (v. i.) That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use..
Tavernman :: Tavernman (n.) The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler..
Impound :: Impound (v. t.) To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping..
Mark :: Mark (v. t.) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards..
Taverner :: Taverner (n.) One who keeps a tavern.
Horse :: Horse (v. t.) To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer..
Jailer :: Jailer (n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.
Muffineer :: Muffineer (n.) A dish for keeping muffins hot.
Keepership :: Keepership (n.) The office or position of a keeper.
Retain :: Retain (v. t.) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like..
Obscure :: Obscure (v. i.) To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
Cycloid :: Cycloid (n.) A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in the same plane..
Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security..
Bosom :: Bosom (v. t.) To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
Over :: Over (prep.) Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter..
Domiculture :: Domiculture (n.) The art of house-keeping, cookery, etc..
Dungeon :: Dungeon (n.) A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons..
Stabling :: Stabling (n.) The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable.
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) A house dog.
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
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