Keeping
/ˈkiːpɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Keeping
verb
- 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"
- (heading) To hold the status of something.
- (heading) To hold or be held in a state.
- To wait for, keep watch for.
- To act as wicket-keeper.
"Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years."
noun
- Conformity or harmony.
"The foreground of this painting is not in keeping."
- Charge or care.
- Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
"The cattle have good keeping."
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