keep
US /kip/
・UK /ki:p/
A1
noun
- Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- Money spent on you so you can live in a place
verb
- To continue doing something; not to stop
- To stop balls going in a goal in sports
- To not give back or return something
- (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
- To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
- To have and continue to hold something
- To do something that you have promised or agreed
- To stay in a certain place or condition
- To maintain the rules
Examples
It's time you did a job to earn your keep.
Milk and cream should keep quite well in a fridge.