Definition of kept

	Definition of keep is the dictionary form of kept Definition of keep keep has definitions from the fields of medieval,housing,food,agriculture
1	[ verb ] keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" Synonyms hold maintain Examples "hold in place" "She always held herself as a lady" "The students keep me on my toes"
2	[ verb ] continue a certain state, condition, or activity Synonyms continue go_on keep_on go_along proceed Examples "Keep on working!" "We continued to work into the night" "Keep smiling" "We went on working until well past midnight"
3	[ verb ] retain possession of Synonyms hold_on Examples "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?" "She kept her maiden name after she married"
4	[ verb ] prevent from doing something or being in a certain state Synonyms prevent Examples "We must prevent the cancer from spreading" "His snoring kept me from falling asleep" "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
5	[ verb ] conform one's action or practice to Synonyms observe Examples "keep appointments" "she never keeps her promises" "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
6	[ verb ] observe correctly or closely Synonyms observe maintain Examples "The pianist kept time with the metronome" "keep count" "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
7	[ verb ] look after; be the keeper of; have charge of Examples "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
8	[ verb ] maintain by writing regular records Synonyms maintain Examples "keep a diary" "maintain a record" "keep notes"
9	[ verb ] supply with necessities and support Synonyms maintain sustain Examples : "She alone sustained her family" "The money will sustain our good cause" "There's little to earn and many to keep"
10	[ verb ] allow to remain in a place or position Synonyms continue retain keep_going keep_on Examples "We cannot continue several servants any longer" "She retains a lawyer" "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff" "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
11	[ verb ] (housing) supply with room and board Examples "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage" "keep boarders"
12	[ verb ] keep under control; keep in check Synonyms restrain hold_back suppress keep_back Examples "suppress a smile" "Keep your temper" "keep your cool"
13	[ verb ] fail to spoil or rot Synonyms stay_fresh Examples "These potatoes keep for a long time"
14	[ verb ] celebrate, as of holidays or rites Synonyms celebrate observe Examples "Keep the commandments" "celebrate Christmas" "Observe Yom Kippur"
15	[ verb ] maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger Synonyms preserve Examples "May God keep you"
16	[ verb ] retain rights to Synonyms save hold_open keep_open Examples "keep my job for me while I give birth" "keep my seat, please" "keep open the possibility of a merger"
17	[ verb ] maintain for use and service Synonyms maintain Examples "I keep a car in the countryside" "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
18	[ verb ] have as a supply Examples "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"
19	[ verb ] hold and prevent from leaving Examples "The student was kept after school"
20	[ noun ] (medieval) the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress Synonyms dungeon donjon
21	[ verb ] (food) prevent from rotting, of foods Synonyms preserve Examples "preserved meats" "keep potatoes fresh"
22	[ verb ] store or keep customarily Examples "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
23	[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23716
24	[ verb ] (food,agriculture) raise Examples "She keeps a few chickens in the yard" "he keeps bees"
25	[ noun ] the financial means whereby one lives Synonyms support livelihood living bread_and_butter sustenance Examples "each child was expected to pay for their keep" "he applied to the state for support" "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
26	[ noun ] a cell in a jail or prison Synonyms hold
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