(historical) 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.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of keep

(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To persist in talking about a subject to the annoyance of the listener.

plural of keep

keeping

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep

(transitive) To persist in. / (transitive) To constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task).

(gaming) With an agreement or intention to retain what one gains or receives. / (idiomatic, by extension) With a strong competitive resolve to win or succeed, as in sports or business.

Obsolete spelling of keep

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep on