KEEP

n. wages, living, livelihood; stronghold, strongest part of a medieval castle

v. retain possession of, hold onto; save, store; watch over, care for, look after, maintain; observe, obey, adhere; stay, remain; continue; stop, cease

KEEP is a commercially-supported FM radio station serving the general area of Fredericksburg, Texas, due east from Austin and due north of San Antonio. KEEP is owned by J & J Fritz Media and is broadcast from Johnson City, Texas. It is one of four member stations of the Texas Rebel Radio Network which supplies Texas music programming. This programming is available as streaming audio via the KEEP/Texas Rebel Radio website.
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A keep is a strong central tower which normally forms the heart of a castle. Often the keep is the most defended area of a castle, and as such may form the main habitation area, or contain important stores such as the armoury or the main well. An earlier word for a keep, still used for some medieval monuments, especially in France is ; a derivative word is dungeon. In Germany, this type of structure is commonly referred to as a . Keeps come in a remarkable variety of shapes and sizes. They can be of 'square' variety, generally found on the British Isles, cylindrical, octagonal, regular and irregular polygonal forms, or a combination or several of these features. Some castles were effectively, in fact, no more than a keep. Often these are simply referred to as tower houses.
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Noun
1. the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
(synonym) support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
(hypernym) resource
(hyponym) comforts, creature comforts, amenities, conveniences
(derivation) sustain, maintain
2. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
(synonym) donjon, dungeon
(hypernym) stronghold, fastness
(hyponym) Black Hole of Calcutta
(part-holonym) castle
3. a cell in a jail or prison
(synonym) hold
(hypernym) cell, jail cell, prison cell
Verb
1. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
(synonym) maintain, hold
(hyponym) pressurize, pressurise
(see-also) keep in
2. continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
(synonym) continue, go on, proceed, go along
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) hold
(verb-group) continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
3. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
(synonym) hold on
(antonym) lose
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
(hyponym) carry over, hold over
(see-also) withhold, keep back
(verb-group) keep open, hold open, save
(derivation) retention, keeping, holding
4. prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
(synonym) prevent
(hyponym) defend
5. conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
(synonym) observe
(hyponym) make good
(derivation) keeping
6. observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
(synonym) observe, maintain
7. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
(hyponym) conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up
(verb-group) preserve
(derivation) keeper
8. maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
(synonym) maintain
(hypernym) record, enter, put down
9. supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
(hypernym) lodge, accommodate
10. allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
(synonym) retain, continue, keep on, keep going
(hypernym) prolong, sustain, keep up
(verb-group) run on, keep going
11. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
(synonym) sustain, maintain
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
(hyponym) patronage
(derivation) support, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance
12. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"
(synonym) stay fresh
(hypernym) stay, remain, rest
(verb-group) preserve
13. celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"
(synonym) observe, celebrate
(hyponym) commemorate, mark
14. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
(synonym) restrain, suppress, keep back, hold back
(hypernym) prevent
(hyponym) hold
15. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"
(synonym) preserve
(hypernym) protect
16. raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"
(hypernym) grow, raise, farm, produce
(hyponym) herd
17. retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
(synonym) keep open, hold open, save
(hypernym) reserve, hold, book
(verb-group) hold on
18. store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"
(hypernym) store
19. have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
20. maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
(synonym) maintain
(hypernym) have, have got, hold
21. hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"
(hypernym) confine, detain
(verb-group) prevent
(derivation) hold
22. prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
(synonym) preserve
(hypernym) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
(hyponym) freeze-dry
(verb-group) stay fresh

n. notch, nick; brambling, type of finch with a black and white body and a reddish breast (native to Europe)

(n.)
A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.
  

(n.)
That which is kept in charge; a charge.
  

(n.)
That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle.
  

(n.)
The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
  

(n.)
The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.
  

(n.)
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
  

(v. i.)
To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.
  

(v. i.)
To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.
  

(v. i.)
To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
  

(v. i.)
To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.
  

(v. i.)
To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
  

(v. t.)
To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.
  

(v. t.)
To care; to desire.
  

(v. t.)
To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.
  

(v. t.)
To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent.
  

(v. t.)
To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.
  

(v. t.)
To have habitually in stock for sale.
  

(v. t.)
To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.
  

(v. t.)
To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.
  

(v. t.)
To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.
  

(v. t.)
To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.
  

(v. t.)
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.
  

(v. t.)
To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.
  

(v. t.)
To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.
  

(v. t.)
To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
  

(v. t.)
To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.