- The act of holding, guarding, or supporting.
- Custody; care. See synonyms at care.
- Harmony; conformity: "A facade had been added, in perfect keeping with (Nancy Holmes).
keeping
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keep·ing (kē'pĭng)  |
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noun
- The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: care, charge, custody, guardianship, superintendence, supervision, trust. See care for/neglect.
- The act or state of agreeing or conforming: accordance, agreement, chime, conformance, conformation, conformity, congruence, congruity, correspondence, harmonization, harmony. See agree/disagree.
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IN BRIEF: Protection or attending to.
Before she left for the summer, she gave her grandmother her bottlecap collection for safe keeping.
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
conformity or harmony
Meaning #2:
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
Synonyms: guardianship, safekeeping
Meaning #3:
the act of keeping in your possession
Synonyms: retention, holding
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