The noun keep has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance -- (the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood")
2. keep, donjon, dungeon -- (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
3. hold, keep -- (a cell in a jail or prison)
Overview of verb keep
The verb keep has 22 senses (first 15 from tagged texts)
1. (207) keep, maintain, hold -- (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes")
2. (39) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep -- (continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight")
3. (33) keep, hold on -- (retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married")
4. (22) prevent, keep -- (prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles")
5. (10) observe, keep -- (conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract")
6. (9) observe, keep, maintain -- (observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees")
7. (8) keep -- (look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone")
8. (4) keep, maintain -- (maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes")
9. (3) keep -- (supply with room and board; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders")
10. (3) retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going -- (allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could")
11. (3) sustain, keep, maintain -- (supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep")
12. (2) keep, stay fresh -- (fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time")
13. (2) observe, celebrate, keep -- (celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
14. (2) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
15. (1) keep, preserve -- (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you")
16. keep -- (raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees")
17. keep open, hold open, keep, save -- (retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger")
18. keep -- (store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?")
19. keep -- (have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator")
20. keep, maintain -- (maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips")
21. keep -- (hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school")