Definitions for kept
kept
kept
Spelling: [kept]
IPA: /kɛpt/
Kept is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 24 anagrams from letters in kept (ekpt).
Definitions for kept
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.
verb
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simple past tense and past participle of keep.
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).
adjective
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having the expression of principles, ideas, etc., controlled, dominated, or determined by one whose money provides support:
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 kept
1670-80 for def 2
Examples for kept
As soon as we unloaded, it commenced to rain, and kept on steadily till midnight.
I got to work on all of it—and Epstein kept close tabs on me.
Lynch kept gazing straight ahead as De Blasio joined Bratton at the other end of the color guard.
In the 90s, it kept gay men out of leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America.
He kept no records of birthdays and wedding-anniversaries or the hour of death.
She kept house for her brother, and the poor creatures boarded with her.
She was even sweet to that smug ingrate Miss Bunting after she kept insulting everyone at dinner.
But I kept looking and after awhile I was able to sit up and ask what hit me.
Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
Now, how much better off should I have been if I had kept my place in the factory?