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kept

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kept  (kpt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of keep.

kept
Verb
1. the past of keep
2. kept woman or man a person financially supported by someone in return for sexual favours
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.keptkept - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"
contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
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kept keep


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(carrying its curse with it) from one lawless Mohammedan hand to another; and still, through all chances and changes, the successors of the three guardian priests kept their watch, waiting the day when the will of Vishnu the Preserver should restore to them their sacred gem.
Mazey, at a late hour of the night (with her master' s basket of keys in her possession), prying into the private documents kept in the east library.
Archer kept the talk from his own affairs, not with conscious intention but because he did not want to miss a word of her history; and leaning on the table, her chin resting on her clasped hands, she talked to him of the year and a half since they had met.
 
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