verb
The difficulty is not in making money but in keeping it
Would you keep this parcel for me until I return? They keep chickens and ducks
My brother has kept all the toys he ever had
I keep woollen things in a cedar chest
How did you keep going after Elsa's death? She kept at it all night long. Keep on working till I tell you to stop
Only a stickler would keep the letter of such a law
Keep off the grass. Keep to the left
He kept a mistress in Chelsea
The police have kept him overnight
We always kept Easter at my mother's house in the country
Eggs keep longer in the refrigerator
Can you keep a secret?
How can I keep my plants from dying while I'm away?
keep in
She keeps in her true feelings. He could hardly keep in the tears
Keith thought the teacher kept him in after school because she liked him
noun
He works hard to earn his keep
He was imprisoned in the keep of the castle for twenty years
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