Definition of keep

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Keep (n.) The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep..

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Intubation :: Intubation (n.) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup..
Tutor :: Tutor (n.) A treasurer; a keeper.
Goosery :: Goosery (n.) A place for keeping geese.
Gather :: Gather (n.) The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
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..
Timist :: Timist (n.) A performer who keeps good time.
Balance :: Balance (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope..
Guard :: Guard (n.) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for..
Division :: Division (n.) That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
Housekeeping :: Housekeeping (n.) Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
Sever :: Sever (v. t.) To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.
Vivarium :: Vivarium (n.) A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc..
Provost :: Provost (n.) The keeper of a prison.
Armory :: Armory (n.) A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.
Dowel :: Dowel (n.) A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position..
Micher :: Micher (n.) One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc..
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To be in session; as, school keeps to-day..
Nil :: Nil (n. & a.) Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping..
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..
Waft :: Waft (v. t.) To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy.
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