Definitions
of keep
1. [n] - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress 2. [v] - fail to spoil or rot 3. [v] - maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger 4. [v] - keep in a certain state, position, or activity 5. [v] - raise 6. [v] - supply with room and board 7. [v] - store or keep customarily 8. [v] - have as a supply 9. [v] - maintain for use and service 10. [v] - look after 11. [v] - retain possession of 12. [v] - hold and prevent from leaving 13. [v] - maintain by writing regular records
Quotes
- Example use of the word keep1. keep a diary 2. maintain a record 3. keep notes 4. The student was kept after school 5. Can I keep my old stuffed animals? 6. She kept her maiden name after she married 7. be the keeper of 8. have charge of 9. He keeps the shop when I am gone 10. I keep a car in the countryside 11. She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips 12. I always keep batteries in the freezer 13. keep food for a week in the pantry 14. She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator 15. Where do you keep your gardening tools? 16. He is keeping three women in the guest cottage 17. keep boarders 18. She keeps a few chickens in the yard 19. he keeps bees 20. e.g., keep clean 21. hold in place 22. She always held herself as a lady 23. The students keep me on my toes 24. May God keep you 25. These potatoes keep for a long time
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