KEEP


Meaning of KEEP in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: 1579

1 a archaic : CUSTODY , CHARGE b : MAINTENANCE

2 : one that keeps or protects: as a : FORTRESS , CASTLE specifically : the strongest and securest part of a medieval castle b : one whose job is to keep or tend c : PRISON , JAIL

3 : the means or provisions by which one is kept <earned his keep >

4 : KEEPER 5

– for keeps

1 a : with the provision that one keep what one has won <played marbles for keeps > b : with deadly seriousness

2 : for an indefinitely long time : PERMANENTLY

3 : with the result of ending the matter

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.