Definitions for keeps
keeps
keep
Spelling: [keep]
IPA: /kip/
Keeps is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 39 anagrams from letters in keeps (eekps).
Definitions for keeps
noun
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board and lodging; subsistence; support:
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the innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle.
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keeps, (used with a singular verb) a game of marbles in which the players keep the marbles they have won.
Idioms
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for keeps, Informal.
under the stipulation that one keeps one's winnings.
with serious intent or purpose.
finally; permanently:
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keep books, to maintain financial records.
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keep tab / tabs on. tab1 (def 15).
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keep time. time (def 50).
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keep to oneself,
to remain aloof from the society of others.
to hold (something) as secret or confidential:
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keep track of. track (def 38).
Verb phrases
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keep at, to persist in; be steadfast:
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keep back,
to hold in check; restrain:
to stay away from:
to refuse to reveal:
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keep down,
to hold under control or at a reduced or acceptable level:
to prevent from going up or increasing:
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keep in with, to stay in someone's favor; be on good terms with:
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keep on, to continue; persist:
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keep to,
to adhere to; conform to:
to confine oneself to:
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keep up,
to maintain an equal rate of speed, activity, or progress with another or others.
to persevere; continue.
to maintain the good condition of; keep in repair.
Also, keep up on/with.to stay informed:
to match one's friends, neighbors, business associates, etc., in success, affluence, etc.
verb (used with object)
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to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own:
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to hold or have the use of for a period of time:
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to hold in a given place; store:
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to maintain (some action), especially in accordance with specific requirements, a promise, etc.:
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to cause to continue in a given position, state, course, or action:
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to maintain in condition or order, as by care and labor:
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to maintain in usable or edible condition; preserve:
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to hold in custody or under guard, as a prisoner:
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to cause to stay in a particular place; prevent or restrain from departure:
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to have regularly in stock and for sale:
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to maintain in one's service or for one's use or enjoyment:
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to associate with:
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to have the care, charge, or custody of:
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to refrain from disclosing; withhold from the knowledge of others:
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to withhold from use; reserve; save:
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to hold back or restrain:
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to maintain control of; regulate:
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to maintain by writing:
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to record (business transactions, daily occurrences, etc.) regularly:
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to observe; pay obedient regard to (a law, rule, promise, etc.).
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to conform to; follow; fulfill:
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to observe (a season, festival, etc.) with formalities or rites:
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to maintain or carry on, as an establishment, business, etc.; manage.
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to guard; protect:
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to maintain or support:
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to support or contribute to the support of in return for sexual or other favors.
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to take care of; tend:
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to raise (livestock):
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to remain in (a place, spot, etc.):
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to maintain one's position in or on:
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to continue to follow (a path, track, course, etc.).
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to maintain in active existence, as an assembly, court, or fair.
verb (used without object)
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to continue in an action, course, position, state, etc.:
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to remain, or continue to be, as specified:
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to remain or stay in a particular place:
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to continue unimpaired or without spoiling:
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to admit of being reserved for a future occasion:
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to keep oneself or itself as specified (followed by away, back, off, out, etc.):
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to restrain oneself; refrain (usually followed by from):
Origin of keeps
before 1000; Middle English kepen, Old English cēpan to observe, heed, watch, await, take; perhaps akin to Old English gecōp proper, fitting, capian to look, Old Norse kōpa to stare
Examples for keeps
I notice he moves at a slightly slower pace than everyone else, and keeps his gestures compact.
"Harry is quiet, and Philip keeps out of the way lately," she answered.
The Bureau keeps publicly condemning Pyongyang for the Sony hack.
I know he is in it all, and the dark is only the box he keeps his bright things in!
He don't trust any banks, but keeps his money concealed in the earth.
It can make constant progress when it keeps abreast of all the facts.
The possibility that the same outcome could happen another way -- namely a guy asks me out -- keeps me from taking action.
Congress keeps funding it ad hoc—but when the GOP takes over the Senate next year, who knows.
Like his old man, he keeps it reined in, but when talking about fishing, a true regret seeps out.
In the orderly transfer of power, we celebrate the unity that keeps us free.