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View synonyms for keep in

keep in

verb

  1. (intr; also preposition) to stay indoors

  2. (tr) to restrain (an emotion); repress

  3. (tr) to detain (a schoolchild) after hours as a punishment

  4. (of a fire) to stay alight or to cause (a fire) to stay alight

  5. (tr, prep) to allow a constant supply of

    her prize money kept her in new clothes for a year

  6. to maintain good relations with

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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