Keeps Meaning
There are 25 meaning(s) for word Keeps
Meaning 1 : the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Synonyms : donjon, dungeon
Synonyms : donjon, dungeon
Meaning 2 : maintain by writing regular records
Example : keep a diary,keep notes
Synonyms : maintain
Example : keep a diary,keep notes
Synonyms : maintain
Meaning 3 : conform one's action or practice to
Example : keep appointments,she never keeps her promises
Synonyms : observe
Example : keep appointments,she never keeps her promises
Synonyms : observe
Meaning 4 : continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Synonyms : continue, go along, go on, proceed
Synonyms : continue, go along, go on, proceed
Meaning 5 : maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
Example : May God keep you
Synonyms : preserve
Example : May God keep you
Synonyms : preserve
Meaning 6 : the financial means whereby one lives
Example : each child was expected to pay for their keep
Synonyms : bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
Example : each child was expected to pay for their keep
Synonyms : bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
Meaning 8 : prevent the action or expression of
Example : keep your cool
Synonyms : hold back, keep back, restrain
Example : keep your cool
Synonyms : hold back, keep back, restrain
Meaning 9 : stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Synonyms : prevent
Synonyms : prevent
Meaning 10 : retain possession of
Example : Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
Synonyms : hold on
Example : Can I keep my old stuffed animals?
Synonyms : hold on
Meaning 11 : supply with necessities and support
Example : There's little to earn and many to keep
Synonyms : maintain, sustain
Example : There's little to earn and many to keep
Synonyms : maintain, sustain
Meaning 12 : stick to correctly or closely
Example : keep count,I cannot keep track of all my employees
Synonyms : maintain, observe
Example : keep count,I cannot keep track of all my employees
Synonyms : maintain, observe
Meaning 13 : retain rights to
Example : keep my job for me while I give birth,keep my seat, please,keep open the possibility of a merger
Synonyms : hold open, keep open, save
Example : keep my job for me while I give birth,keep my seat, please,keep open the possibility of a merger
Synonyms : hold open, keep open, save
Meaning 14 : fail to spoil or rot
Example : These potatoes keep for a long time
Synonyms : stay fresh
Example : These potatoes keep for a long time
Synonyms : stay fresh
Meaning 17 : cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
Example : The students keep me on my toes
Synonyms : hold, maintain
Example : The students keep me on my toes
Synonyms : hold, maintain
Meaning 18 : maintain for use and service
Example : I keep a car in the countryside,She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Synonyms : maintain
Example : I keep a car in the countryside,She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Synonyms : maintain
Meaning 19 : allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Example : The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff,Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
Synonyms : continue, keep on, retain
Example : The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff,Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
Synonyms : continue, keep on, retain
Meaning 20 : have as a supply
Example : 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
Example : 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
Meaning 21 : hold and prevent from leaving
Meaning 22 : look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
Example : He keeps the shop when I am gone
Example : He keeps the shop when I am gone
Meaning 23 : raise
Example : She keeps a few chickens in the yard,he keeps bees
Example : She keeps a few chickens in the yard,he keeps bees
Meaning 24 : store or keep customarily
Example : Where do you keep your gardening tools?
Example : Where do you keep your gardening tools?
Meaning 25 : supply with room and board
Example : He is keeping three women in the guest cottage,keep boarders
Example : He is keeping three women in the guest cottage,keep boarders
How to Pronounce Keeps
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