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Definition of keeping : 1. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
2. Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
3. Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
4. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
5. of Keep

Synonyms:

observation, nick, care, retention, care for, shape, form, guardianship, obedience, much the same as, congruence, harmony, enjoyment, safekeeping, abidance, hands, conformity, belongings, property, in accord with, fettle, uniformity, agree, retentivity, compliance, chime, superintendence, agreement, balance, kilter, retentiveness, order, congruity, conformation, adherence, accordance, in conformity with, conformance, tutelage, trim, harmonization, charge, ward, health, memory, control, custodianship, correspondence, trust, supervision, consistency, estate, alike, repair

conserving (part of speech: verb)

maintaining, reserving, saving, preserving, conserving

gripping (part of speech: verb)

embracing, clasping, retaining, grasping, holding, gripping, clutching, having, grappling, adhering, seizing

withdrawing (part of speech: verb)

retracting, revoking, recanting, recalling, suppressing, withholding, withdrawing

custody (part of speech: noun)

preservation, custody, protection

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