Definition of keep

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Keep (n.) That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle..

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Economy :: Economy (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret..
Astringer :: Astringer (n.) A falconer who keeps a goshawk.
No-man''s Land :: No-man's land () A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for..
Reticent :: Reticent (a.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
Booker :: Booker (n.) One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a bookkeeper..
Record :: Record (v. t.) An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law..
Hayward :: Hayward (n.) An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large..
Crumbcloth :: Crumbcloth (n.) A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean..
Wardship :: Wardship (n.) The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Horse :: Horse (v. t.) To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar..
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..
Folio :: Folio (n.) A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number..
Mahout :: Mahout (n.) The keeper and driver of an elephant.
Watchman :: Watchman (n.) One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.
Reserve :: Reserve (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation..
Hosteler :: Hosteler (n.) The keeper of a hostel or inn.
Lurk :: Lurk (v. i.) To keep out of sight.
Keep :: Keep (v. i.) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
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