Retained possession
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verb
- To retain in one's possession or power
"kept the money we found"
- To refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
"kept the news back"
- To have in control
"keep your temper"
- To be faithful to
"keep a promise"
- To act fittingly in relation to
"keep the Sabbath"
- To conform to in habits or conduct
"keep late hours"
- To stay in accord with (a beat)
"keep time"
- To watch over and defend
"keep us from harm"
- To continue to maintain
"keep watch"
- To have customarily in stock for sale
- To restrain from departure or removal detain
"keep children after school"
- Hold back, restrain
"keep them from going"
- Save, reserve
"keep some for later"
- To refrain from revealing
"keep a secret"
- To confine oneself to
"keep my room"
- To stay or continue in
"keep the path"
- To stay or remain on or in usually against opposition hold
"kept her ground"
- Conduct, manage
"keep a tearoom"
- To maintain a course, direction, or progress
"keep to the right"
- To continue usually without interruption
"keep talking"
- To persist in a practice
"kept bothering them"
- To stay even
- To remain in good condition
"meat will keep in the freezer"
- To remain secret
"the secret would keep"
- To call for no immediate action
"the matter will keep until morning"
- Abstain, refrain
"can't keep from talking"
- To be in session
"school will keep through the winter"
- To retain possession of a football especially after faking a handoff
- Live, lodge
noun
- A man who is kept as a lover by someone
idiom
- To do what one agreed to do
noun
- A woman who is kept as a lover by someone
noun
- Something very good that not many people know about
"This wine may be Australia's best-kept secret."
noun
- A secret that has been told to many people
adjective
- Always having a neat, tidy, and attractive appearance
"well-kept houses/lawns"
- Known by only a few people
"a well-kept secret"
noun
- A secret that has not been told to people
adjective
- Bright, luminous
"bonfires clear and bright"
- Cloudless
- Free from mist, haze, or dust
"a clear day"
- Untroubled, serene
"a clear gaze"
- Free from blemishes
"clear skin"
- Easily seen through transparent
"clear glass"
- Free from abnormal sounds on auscultation
- Easily heard
"a loud and clear sound"
- Easily visible plain
"a clear signal"
- Free from obscurity or ambiguity easily understood unmistakable
"a clear explanation"
- Capable of sharp discernment keen
"a clear thinker"
- Free from doubt sure
"not clear on how to proceed"
- Free from guile or guilt innocent
"a clear conscience"
- Free of debts or charges
"a clear estate"
- Net
"a clear profit"
- Unqualified, absolute
"a clear victory"
- Free from obstruction
"clear passage"
- Emptied of contents or cargo
"A ship is clear after unloading."
- Free from entanglement or contact
"staying clear of controversy"
- Bare, denuded
"clear ground"
This clue was used on May 21, 2025.
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