To keep from, to abstain or refrain from. -- To keep in with, to keep
on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent. -- To keep on, to
go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance. -- To keep to, to
adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old
customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise. -- To
keep up, to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
Keep, n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed;
charge. Chaucer.
Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest
keep.
Spenser.
2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as,
to be in good keep.
3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support;
as, the keep of a horse.
Grass equal to the keep of seven cows.
Carlyle.