keep
Definition of keep:
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part of speech: noun
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part of speech: verb
To remain in any position or state: to last or endure: to adhere:- pr. p. keeping; pa. t. and pa. p. kept.
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part of speech: verb
To hold; to retain, as a thing in one's power or possession; to hold in charge; to protect; to support; to feed; to have the care of; to solemnise, as a day; to detain; to observe; to conceal; to remain in any state; to be durable; to adhere strictly to.
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part of speech: noun
That which keeps or protects: the innermost and strongest part of a castle, the donjon: a stronghold.
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part of speech: noun
Condition, as in good keep; a stronghold in the middle of a castle.
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part of speech: verb
To have the care of: to guard: to maintain: to have in one's service: to remain in: to adhere to: to practice: not to lose: to maintain hold upon: to restrain from departure: to preserve in a certain state.
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Common misspellings:
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- kee (7.1%)
- keed (0.3%)
- keeo (6.5%)
- kleep (0.7%)
- ceap (0.8%)
- heep (0.3%)
- eep (2.5%)
- keap (0.3%)
- lkeep (0.8%)
- ke (0.2%)
- maintaing (0.2%)
- keepp (0.3%)
- kkep (1.4%)
- keepin (0.7%)
- keepi (0.3%)
- keeped (7.0%)
- leep (1.0%)
- whith (0.2%)
- keey (0.3%)
- retian (0.2%)
- keeep (10.0%)
- kust (0.2%)
- keet (1.5%)
- kep (17.8%)
- keepr (0.2%)
- kepp (25.5%)
- keept (7.3%)
- jkeep (0.3%)
- keeop (0.8%)
- ceep (4.1%)
- kepe (0.3%)
- geep (0.2%)
- keelp (0.3%)
- keepyou (0.2%)