KEEPING

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/
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Definition

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/
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.
  4. To wait for, keep watch for.
  5. To act as wicket-keeper.
    “Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.”
noun
  1. Conformity or harmony.
    “The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.”
  2. Charge or care.
  3. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
    “The cattle have good keeping.”

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