Keeps
/kiːps/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Keeps
noun
- 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.
"He works as a cobbler's apprentice for his keep."
- The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.
- The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
"to be in good keep"
- That which is kept in charge; a charge.
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."
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