Definition of keep

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Keep (v. t.) To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent..

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Saddle :: Saddle (n.) A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc..
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison..
Restaurateur :: Restaurateur (n.) The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.
Curb :: Curb (v. t.) To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to confine; to keep in check..
Flabellation :: Flabellation (n.) The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan or some other contrivance.
Phial :: Phial (v. t.) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial..
Watch :: Watch (v. t.) To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.
Supply :: Supply (v. t.) To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition..
Dealer :: Dealer (n.) One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer..
Watch :: Watch (v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.
Pigeonhole :: Pigeonhole (n.) A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote..
Custos :: Custos (n.) A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent.
Poinder :: Poinder (n.) The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder.
Dwarf :: Dwarf (v. t.) To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
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..
Outkeeper :: Outkeeper (n.) An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
Ranger :: Ranger (n.) The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc..
Bridge-ward :: Bridge-ward (n.) A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
Truss :: Truss (n.) A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes..
Look :: Look (v. i.) To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions, often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below..
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