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noun
- The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
- support
- Noun, Support.
- He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his .
- (Middle English) note; take keep take note
- And shame it is, if a preest take <br>A shiten shepherde and a clene sheep CHAUCER G.P. 503-4
verb (keeps, keeping, kept)
- (transitive) To maintain possession of.
- I a small stock of painkillers for emergencies.
- (transitive) To preserve.
- I my specimens under glass to protect them.
- (transitive) To remain in, to be confined to.
- 1605, w:William_Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, King Lear, III.ii,
- :The wrathful skies
- :Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
- :And make them their caves.
- (transitive) To restrain.
- I my brother out of trouble by keeping him away from his friends and hard at work.
- (intransitive) To continue.
- I taking the tablets, but to no avail.
- (context, intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
- Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.
Etymology: cÄpan
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| keep a lid on |
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verb (often with -it)
- (idiom, imperative) To keep something secret.
- It's supposed to be a surprise, so try to it, will you?
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verb to keep a weather eye open
- (intransitive),(idiomatic) to remain vigilant and alert; to keep watch
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verb - (idiom) To watch and pay attention to.
- I must keep an eye on this sauce in case it curdles.
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| keep an eye out |
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verb keep and eye out
- (idiom) To watch for, look for, or search for.
- I think we're getting close, so for the turnoff to get to their house.
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verb to keep an eye peeled (idiom)
- To look out (for something) attentively.
- Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice-cream truck will pass by.
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| keep at |
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verb - (intransitive) To persist in.
- (transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task).
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| keep away |
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verb (keeps away, keeping away, kept away, kept away)
- To refrain or prevent from coming (near).
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| keep down |
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verb (keeps down, keeping down, kept down, kept down)
- (transitive) To repress.
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently.
- (transitive) To restrain or control.
- We must keep then noise down, or the neighbours will complain.
- (transitive) To cause not to increase or rise.
- It is essential to keep the numbers down to avoid overcrowding.''
- (transitive) Not to vomit.
- It is difficult to keep anything down when you have the flu.
- (intransitive) To lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up
- You had better or they will see you.
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| keep faith |
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verb (inf=to keep faith, keeps faith, keeping faith, kept faith, kept faith)
- (intransitive) to retain one's faith
- (transitive)to continue to have confidence in someone or something, and to support them or it
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| keep fit |
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noun - exercises designed to promote physical fitness if performed regularly.
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| keep from |
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verb - To prevent or restrain (oneself or another); refrain or cause refrain.
- (transitive) To protect or preserve from.
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| keep going |
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verb to keep going (intransitive)
- to continue functioning
- The grandfather clock keeps going for over a week without winding.
to keep going (transitive)
- to continue to do something
- I've turned off the switch, but it keeps going BOING every 15 minutes.
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| keep in mind |
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verb - To remember; to be mindful of or pay attention.
- Keep in mind that he does not hear too well anymore, so you may have to speak more loudly.
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| keep in touch |
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idiom - to maintain communication or contact with a person or entity
- I try to with old friends.
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| keep it down |
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verb (inf=keep it down, keeps it down, keeping it down, kept it down, kept it down)
- (idiom) To be quiet
- Would you guys in there? I'm trying to sleep.
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| keep it on the barber pole |
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verb to keep it on the barber pole
- (intransitive) (slang) To do something correctly.
Etymology: From the artificial horizon used in aircraft, which is similar to a barber's pole
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| keep it real |
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verb (inf=to keep it real, keeps it real, keeping it real, kept it real)
- (context, idiom, colloquial) To be authentic, true to oneself; to be cool.
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| keep mum |
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idiom to keep mum
- (idiom) Do not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
- "Be like dad, " (British wartime poster)
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| keep off |
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verb (keeps off, keeping off, kept off, kept off)
- To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).
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| keep on |
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verb - (idiom) persist or continue
- Keep on trucking!
- (idiom) To remain in an existing position.
- The new boss would like to the present secretary.
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| keep one's eyes peeled |
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verb - (idiom) To watch closely; to look for.
- Keep your eyes peeled for a restaurant. I'm getting hungry.
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| keep one's lips sealed |
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verb - (idiom) To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
- You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.
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| keep one on one's toes |
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verb - (idiom) To keep one attentive, active, busy or alert.
- Four-year-old twins will certainly keep you on your toes!
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