Definition of keep

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Keep (n.) That which is kept in charge; a charge.

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Tutor :: Tutor (n.) A treasurer; a keeper.
Home-dwelling :: Home-dwelling (a.) Keeping at home.
Refuse :: Refuse (v. t.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks..
Suspensor :: Suspensive (a.) Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful..
Continue :: Continue (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance..
Seclude :: Seclude (v. t.) To shut or keep out; to exclude.
Under :: Under (adv.) In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection; -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be unsuccessful; to fail..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Silence :: Silence (interj.) Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything..
Wheremaster :: Wheremaster (n.) One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a procurer.
Isochronon :: Isochronon (n.) A clock that is designed to keep very accurate time.
Open :: Open (a.) Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement..
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..
Sideboard :: Sideboard (n.) A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.
Housage :: Housage (n.) A fee for keeping goods in a house.
Tiler :: Tiler (n.) A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons.
Beeswing :: Beeswing (n.) The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast..
Gaoler :: Gaoler (n.) The keeper of a jail. See Jailer.
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