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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Storehouse :: Storehouse (n.) A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse..
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..
Keeping :: Keeping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kee.
Tenacity :: Tenacity (n.) That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.
Gateman :: Gateman (n.) A gate keeper; a gate tender.
Deforce :: Deforce (v.) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold..
Housage :: Housage (n.) A fee for keeping goods in a house.
Excubation :: Excubation (n.) A keeping watch.
Pikeman :: Pikeman (n.) A keeper of a turnpike gate.
Hennery :: Hennery (n.) An inclosed place for keeping hens.
Silentiary :: Silentiary (n.) One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state..
Countercaster :: Countercaster (n.) A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously.
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..
Conservation :: Conservation (n.) The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation..
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To keep out of sight.
Consort :: Consort (v. i.) To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments..
Reservative :: Reservative (a.) Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.
Companionship :: Companionship (n.) Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.
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