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keep

/kiːp/
noun
  1. The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

    Similar: donjon

  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."

  3. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.

Synonymsdonjon
verb
  1. To 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. (heading) To hold the status of something.

  3. (heading) To hold or be held in a state.

Synonymsretain, preserve, protect

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