support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance (noun)

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"

keep, donjon, dungeon (noun)

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

hold, keep (verb)

a cell in a jail or prison

keep, maintain, hold (verb)

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"

continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep (verb)

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"

keep, hold on (verb)

retain possession of

"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

prevent, keep (verb)

stop (someone or something) 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"

observe, keep (verb)

conform one's action or practice to

"keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

observe, keep, maintain (verb)

stick to correctly or closely

"The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

keep (verb)

look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

"He keeps the shop when I am gone"

keep, maintain (verb)

maintain by writing regular records

"keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

keep (verb)

supply with room and board

"He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"

retain, continue, keep, keep on (verb)

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

"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"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"

sustain, keep, maintain (verb)

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"

keep, stay fresh (verb)

fail to spoil or rot

"These potatoes keep for a long time"

observe, celebrate, keep (verb)

behave as expected during of holidays or rites

"Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"

restrain, keep, keep back, hold back (verb)

keep under control; keep in check

"suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

keep, preserve (verb)

maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

"May God keep you"

keep (verb)

raise

"She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

keep open, hold open, keep, save (verb)

retain rights to

"keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

keep (verb)

store or keep customarily

"Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

keep (verb)

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"

keep, maintain (verb)

maintain for use and service

"I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"

keep (verb)

hold and prevent from leaving

"The student was kept after school"

preserve, keep (verb)

prevent (food) from rotting

"preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

keep (Noun)

Care, notice

keep (Noun)

The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

keep (Noun)

The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

keep (Verb)

to maintain possession of

keep (Verb)

to maintain the condition of

keep (Verb)

To remain in, to be confined to

keep (Verb)

to wait for, keep watch for

keep (Verb)

to restrain

keep (Verb)

to protect, guard (someone from something)

keep (Verb)

to continue

keep (Verb)

to remain edible or otherwise usable

keep (Verb)

to remain in a state

keep (Verb)

to act as wicket-keeper

keep (Verb)

to raise; to care for

keep (Verb)

to supply with necessities and financially support a person

Keep

A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary. The first keeps were made of timber and formed a key part of the motte and bailey castles that emerged in Normandy and Anjou during the 10th century; the design spread to England as a result of the Norman invasion of 1066, and in turn spread into Wales during the second half of the 11th century and into Ireland in the 1170s. The Anglo-Normans and French rulers began to build stone keeps during the 10th and 11th centuries; these included Norman keeps, with a square or rectangular design, and circular shell keeps. Stone keeps carried considerable political as well as military importance and could take up to a decade to build. During the 12th century new designs began to be introduced – in France, quatrefoil-shaped keeps were introduced, while in England polygonal towers were built. By the end of the century, French and English keep designs began to diverge: Philip II of France built a sequence of circular keeps as part of his bid to stamp his royal authority on his new territories, while in England castles were built that abandoned the use of keeps altogether. In Spain, keeps were increasingly incorporated into both Christian and Islamic castles, although in Germany the use of tall towers called bergfried, rather than keeps in the western fashion, were preferred. In the second half of the 14th century there was a resurgence in the building of keeps. In France, the keep at Vincennes began a fashion for tall, heavily machicolated designs, a trend adopted in Spain most prominently through the Valladolid school of Spanish castle design. Meanwhile, in England tower keeps became popular amongst the most wealthy nobles: these large keeps, each uniquely designed, formed part of the grandest castles built during the period.

KEEP

KEEP is a commercially supported FM radio station serving the general area of Fredericksburg, Texas, due west from Austin and due north of San Antonio. KEEP is owned by J & J Fritz Media and is broadcast from Johnson City, Texas. It was one of four member stations of the Texas Rebel Radio Network which supplies Texas music programming. This programming is available as streaming audio via the KEEP/Texas Rebel Radio website.On June 24, 2011, KEEP, after three months of silence, returned to the air simulcasting country-formatted KNAF-FM 105.7.