KEEP
(noun, verb)Definitions
How to pronounce keep:
Keep - as a noun
The financial means whereby one lives
Example: "Each child was expected to pay for their keep"
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Keep - as a verb
Cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
Example: "Hold in place"
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Example: "Keep on working!"
Retain possession of
Example: "Can i keep my old stuffed animals?"
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Example: "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
Conform one's action or practice to
Example: "Keep appointments"
Stick to correctly or closely
Example: "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
Example: "He keeps the shop when i am gone"
Supply with room and board
Example: "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Example: "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
Supply with necessities and support
Example: "She alone sustained her family"
Fail to spoil or rot
Example: "These potatoes keep for a long time"
Behave as expected during of holidays or rites
Example: "Keep the commandments"
Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Example: "May god keep you"
To rear
Example: "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
Retain rights to
Example: "Keep my job for me while i give birth"
Store or keep customarily
Example: "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
Have as a supply
Example: "I always keep batteries in the freezer"
Maintain for use and service
Example: "I keep a car in the countryside"
Hold and prevent from leaving
Example: "The student was kept after school"
Prevent the action or expression of
Example: "Hold back your anger"
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Word Game Points
KEEP has a SCRABBLE points total of 10.
KEEP has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 11.
KEEP has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.