Definitions
1.verbTo continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain."to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession"
2.verb(heading) To hold the status of something.
3.verb(heading) To hold or be held in a state.
4.verbTo wait for, keep watch for.
5.verbTo act as wicket-keeper."Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years."
6.verbTo take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
7.verbTo be in session; to take place."School keeps today."
8.verbTo observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
9.verb(by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
10.verbTo observe or celebrate (a holiday)."The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26."
11.nounConformity or harmony."The foreground of this painting is not in keeping."
12.nounCharge or care.
13.nounMaintenance; support; provision; feed."The cattle have good keeping."