English Dictionary

keep

/kiːp/

noun

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. / The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

I need to keep my keys in a safe place.

意味（1）

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

意味（2）

The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep.

意味（3）

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

So Sir Gareth strayned hym so that his olde wounde braste ayen on bledynge; but he was hote and corragyous and toke no kepe, but with his grete forse he strake downe the knyght[…].

意味（4）

The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.

to be in good keep

意味（5）

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

Often he used of his keep / A sacrifice to bring.

意味（6）

(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.