keep - Meaning in Hindi

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keep - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of keep in English

keep noun

1. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

   Synonyms

   donjon, dungeon

2. the financial means whereby one lives

   Synonyms

   bread and butter, livelihood, livelihood, living, support, sustenance, sustenance

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   Examples

   • "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
   • "he applied to the state for support"
   • "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
3. a cell in a jail or prison

   Synonyms

   hold

keep verb

1. fail to spoil or rot

   Synonyms

   stay fresh

   Example

   • "These potatoes keep for a long time"
2. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

   Synonyms

   preserve

   Example

   • "May God keep you"
3. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   Synonyms

   continue, continue, go along, go on, proceed

   Examples

   • "Keep on working!"
   • "Keep smiling"
   • "We continued to work into the night"
   • "We went on working until well past midnight"
4. cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'

   Synonyms

   hold, maintain

   Examples

   • "hold in place"
   • "She always held herself as a lady"
   • "The students keep me on my toes"
5. raise

   Examples

   • "he keeps bees"
   • "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"
6. supply with room and board

   Examples

   • "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"
   • "keep boarders"
7. conform one's action or practice to

   Synonyms

   observe

   Examples

   • "keep appointments"
   • "she never keeps her promises"
   • "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
8. behave as expected during of holidays or rites

   Synonyms

   celebrate, observe

   Examples

   • "celebrate Christmas"
   • "Keep the commandments"
   • "Observe Yom Kippur"
9. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

   Synonyms

   prevent

   Examples

   • "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"
   • "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
   • "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"
10. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

    Synonyms

    continue, continue, keep on, retain

    Examples

    • "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
    • "She retained her composure"
    • "She retains a lawyer"
    • "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
    • "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
    • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
    • "We kept the work going as long as we could"
11. retain rights to

    Synonyms

    hold open, keep open, save, save

    Examples

    • "keep my job for me while I give birth"
    • "keep my seat, please"
    • "keep open the possibility of a merger"
12. store or keep customarily

    Example

    • "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
13. have as a supply

    Examples

    • "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"
14. maintain for use and service

    Synonyms

    maintain

    Examples

    • "I keep a car in the countryside"
    • "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
15. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

    Example

    • "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
16. retain possession of

    Synonyms

    hold on

    Examples

    • "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"
    • "She kept her maiden name after she married"
17. hold and prevent from leaving

    Example

    • "The student was kept after school"
18. supply with necessities and support

    Synonyms

    maintain, sustain

    Examples

    • "She alone sustained her family"
    • "The money will sustain our good cause"
    • "There's little to earn and many to keep"
19. maintain by writing regular records

    Synonyms

    maintain

    Examples

    • "keep a diary"
    • "keep notes"
    • "maintain a record"
20. stick to correctly or closely

    Synonyms

    maintain, observe

    Examples

    • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
    • "keep count"
    • "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
21. prevent the action or expression of

    Synonyms

    hold back, keep back, restrain

    Examples

    • "hold back your anger"
    • "keep your cool"
    • "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"
22. prevent (food) from rotting

    Synonyms

    preserve

    Examples

    • "keep potatoes fresh"
    • "preserved meats"

Synonyms of keep

• hold
• donjon, dungeon
• bread and butter, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
• preserve
• hold back, keep back, restrain
• maintain, observe
• maintain
• maintain, sustain
• hold on
• maintain
• hold open, keep open, save
• continue, keep on, retain
• prevent
• celebrate, observe
• observe
• hold, maintain
• continue, go along, go on, proceed
• preserve
• stay fresh

Antonyms of keep

lose, breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate

Description

A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary. The first keeps were made of timber and formed a key part of the motte-and-bailey castles that emerged in Normandy and Anjou during the 10th century; the design spread to England, Portugal, south Italy and Sicily. As a result of the Norman invasion of 1066, use spread into Wales during the second half of the 11th century and into Ireland in the 1170s. The Anglo-Normans and French rulers began to build stone keeps during the 10th and 11th centuries, including Norman keeps, with a square or rectangular design, and circular shell keeps. Stone keeps carried considerable political as well as military importance and could take a decade or more to build.

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