Look up: keep

1. KEEP
   acronym: Kuroshio Edge Exchange Processes
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2. Keep
   A strong stone tower; main tower; donjon; stronghold.
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3. keep
   [n] - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress 2. [v] - fail to spoil or rot 3. [v] - maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger 4. [v] - keep in a certain state, position, or activity 5. [v] - raise 6. [v] - supply with room and board 7. [v]
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4. Keep
   fortified tower, the principal stronghold of a castle, also known as great tower or donjon
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5. Keep
   central tower of a Norman castle.
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6. keep
   The main tower of a castle, containing enough accommodation to serve as living quarters under siege conditions. ...
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7. Keep
   A central tower to a Medieval 11th to 13th century castle, when a curtain wall encloses the remainder of the site. This may be of an irregular shape or square. It may be surrounded by other buildings and be on top of a motte and bailey.
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8. Keep
   See Donjon
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9. Keep
   The heart of medieval castles, keeps were the last refuge if the castle was being defended from attack. They were also the area accommodating the lord, his family and close supporters. Norman keeps were made of wood, and placed on the top of an earth mound. Soon they became tall, blunt buildings, co...
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10. Keep
    Keep (kēp) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kept (kĕpt); present participle & verbal noun Keeping .] [ Middle English kēpen , Anglo-Saxon c
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11. Keep
    Keep intransitive verb 1. 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 kee...
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12. Keep
    Keep noun 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. « Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep .» Spenser. 2. The state of being kep...
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13. keep
    1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. 'Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep.' (Spenser) ... 2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep. ... 3. The means or provisions by which one is kept...
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14. keep
    donjon noun the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
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15. keep
    maintain verb 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`
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16. keep
    hold on verb retain possession of; `Can I keep my old stuffed animals?`; `She kept her maiden name after she married`
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17. keep
    verb maintain by writing regular records; `keep a diary`; `maintain a record`; `keep notes`
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18. keep
    verb fail to spoil or rot; `These potatoes keep for a long time`
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19. keep
    keep back verb keep under control; keep in check; `suppress a smile`; `Keep your temper`; `keep your cool`
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20. Keep
    • (v. t.) To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend. • (v. t.) To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of. • (n.) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. • (v. i.) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. • (v....
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21. keep
    (from the article `castle`) The baileys at the foot of the mound were enclosed by palisades and later by walls and towers of masonry. Almost at the same time that the shell keep ... ...of the old castle plan. There is a rectangular court surrounded by walls with round towers at the corners, but on three sides of the court there ... [...
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22. Keep
    In architecture, the keep is the chief tower or dungeon of a castle.
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23. keep
    the main citadel of a castle. A great tower. A fortified tower containing living quarters. A self sufficient tower
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24. keep
    
    • the financial means whereby one lives
    • the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
    • a cell in a jail or prison
    
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25. Keep
    A `keep` (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word "keep", but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used...
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