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Keeping

verb
/ˈkiːpɪŋ/
Word Frequency: 33.5

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."

Synonyms

retainpreserveprotectguardianshipretentionsafekeepingholdingpursuantaccordingcompliancecorrespondrespect

Rhymes With

weepingsweepingseepingcreepingpeepingsleepingbleepingbookkeeping
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