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  1. noun
    the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

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  2. verb
    maintain by writing regular records
    "keep a diary" "keep notes"

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  3. verb
    conform one's action or practice to
    "keep appointments" "she never keeps her promises"

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  4. verb
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
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  5. verb
    maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
    "May God keep you"

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  6. noun
    the financial means whereby one lives
    "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
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  7. verb
    behave as expected during of holidays or rites

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  8. verb
    prevent the action or expression of
    "keep your cool"
  9. verb
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

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  10. verb
    retain possession of
    "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"

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  11. verb
    supply with necessities and support
    "There's little to earn and many to keep"

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  12. verb
    stick to correctly or closely
    "keep count" "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

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  13. verb
    retain rights to
    "keep my job for me while I give birth" "keep my seat, please" "keep open the possibility of a merger"

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  14. verb
    fail to spoil or rot
    "These potatoes keep for a long time"

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  15. noun
    a cell in a jail or prison

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  16. verb
    prevent (food) from rotting
    "keep potatoes fresh"

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  17. verb
    cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
    "The students keep me on my toes"

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  18. verb
    maintain for use and service
    "I keep a car in the countryside" "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

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  19. verb
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
    "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff" "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"

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  20. verb
    have as a supply
    "I always keep batteries in the freezer" "keep food for a week in the pantry" "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
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  21. verb
    hold and prevent from leaving
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  22. verb
    look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
    "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
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  23. verb
    raise
    "She keeps a few chickens in the yard" "he keeps bees"
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  24. verb
    store or keep customarily
    "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
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  25. verb
    supply with room and board
    "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage" "keep boarders"
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Examples of keep
  • "keep a diary"
  • "keep notes"
  • "keep appointments"
  • "she never keeps her promises"
  • "May God keep you"
  • "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
  • "keep your cool"
  • "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
  • "There's little to earn and many to keep"
  • "keep count"
  • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
  • "keep my job for me while I give birth"
  • "keep my seat, please"
  • "keep open the possibility of a merger"
  • "These potatoes keep for a long time"
  • "keep potatoes fresh"
  • "The students keep me on my toes"
  • "I keep a car in the countryside"
  • "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
  • "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
  • "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
  • "I always keep batteries in the freezer"
  • "keep food for a week in the pantry"
  • "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
  • "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
  • "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
  • "he keeps bees"
  • "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
  • "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
  • "keep boarders"
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