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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Intern :: Intern (a.) To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country..
Mince :: Mince (v. t.) To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of..
Remembrancer :: Remembrancer (n.) One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in, mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) One appointed to mark and declare the time of participants in races or other contests.
Publican :: Publican (n.) The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine..
Phial :: Phial (v. t.) To put or keep in, or as in, a phial..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.
Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.
Shopkeeper :: Shopkeeper (n.) A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in distinction from one who sells by wholesale..
Counter :: Counter (v. t.) A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc..
Boxkeeper :: Boxkeeper (n.) An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.
Observe :: Observe (v. t.) To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility..
Bordeller :: Bordeller (n.) A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel.
Donjon :: Donjon (n.) The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the fortifications. See Illust. of Castle..
Beemaster :: Beemaster (n.) One who keeps bees.
Shun :: Shun (v. t.) To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice..
Timekeeper :: Timekeeper (n.) A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the time..
Storage :: Storage (n.) Space for the safe keeping of goods.
Meditate :: Meditate (v. t.) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
Stillatitious :: Stillage (n.) A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor.
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