Keep

kēp, v.t. to have the care of: to guard: to maintain: to manage: to have in one's service: to hold for one's own use or enjoyment: to remain in: to adhere to: to practise: not to lose: to maintain hold upon: to restrain from departure: to preserve in a certain state: to maintain: to fulfill.— v.i. to remain in any position or state: to remain fresh: to last or endure: to continue: to adhere: to have rooms at college (Cambridge):— - pr.p. keep′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. kept.— n. that which keeps or protects: subsistence: food: the innermost and strongest part of a castle, the donjon: a stronghold.— ns. Keep′er , an attendant, manager, owner: a gamekeeper: socket, guard-ring; Keep′ership , office of a keeper; Keep′ing , care: custody: charge: ( Shak. ) maintenance, support: just proportion, harmony: ( paint. ) due proportion of light and shade; Keep′ing-room , a sitting-room, parlour; Keep′sake , something given to be kept for the sake of the giver—the name used often to be applied to the annuals or sumptuous gift-books so much in vogue about 1830.— Keep an act , to hold an academical disputation; Keep an eye on , Keep company , chapel , counsel , distance , hours , house , the peace , . (see the nouns); Keep a term (see Term ); Keep at it , to persist in anything; Keep back , to withhold: keep down, to repre (see also Dark ); Keep body and soul together , to maintain life; Keep down , to restrain; Keep from , to abstain from: to remain away from; Keep going in a thing, to keep one supplied with it; Keep in , to prevent from escaping: to confine a pupil in the schoolroom after school hours: to conceal: to restrain; Keep in with , to maintain the confidence or friendship of some one; Keep off , to hinder from approaching or making an attack; Keep one's countenance , to preserve a calm appearance, hiding one's emotions; Keep one's hand in , to retain one's skill by means of constant practice; Keep the breath to cool one's porridge , to confine attention to one's own affairs; Keep the powder dry , to keep one's energies ready for action; Keep to , to stick closely to: to confine one's self to; Keep under , to hold down in restraint; Keep up , to retain one's strength or spirit: to support, prevent from falling: to continue, to prevent from ceasing: to maintain in good condition. [A.S. cépan , orig. to traffic, hence to store up, keep— ceáp , price.]