Dictionary Definition
kept adj : (especially of promises or contracts)
not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept"
[syn: unbroken] [ant:
broken]keep
Noun
1 the financial means whereby one lives; "each
child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state
for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn:
support, livelihood, living, bread and
butter, sustenance]
3 a cell in a jail or prison [syn: hold]
Verb
1 keep in a certain state, position, or activity;
e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a
lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: maintain, hold]
2 continue a certain state, condition, or
activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the
night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past
midnight" [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along] [ant:
discontinue]
3 retain possession of; "Can I keep my old
stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
[syn: hold
on] [ant: lose]
4 prevent from doing something or being in a
certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His
snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating
the marbles" [syn: prevent] [ant: let]
5 conform one's action or practice to; "keep
appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the
original conditions of the contract" [syn: observe]
6 observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept
time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all
my employees" [syn: observe, maintain]
7 look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;
"He keeps the shop when I am gone"
8 maintain by writing regular records; "keep a
diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: maintain]
9 supply with room and board; "He is keeping
three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders"
10 allow to remain in a place or position; "We
cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a
lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their
household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you
on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" [syn: retain, continue, keep on, keep
going]
11 supply with necessities and support; "She
alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good
cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: sustain, maintain]
12 fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for
a long time" [syn: stay
fresh]
13 celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the
commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" [syn:
observe, celebrate]
14 keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a
smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" [syn: restrain, suppress, keep back,
hold
back]
15 maintain in safety from injury, harm, or
danger; "May God keep you" [syn: preserve]
16 raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard";
"he keeps bees"
17 retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I
give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of
a merger" [syn: keep open,
hold
open, save]
18 store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep
your gardening tools?"
19 have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in
the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a
sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"
20 maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in
the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping
trips" [syn: maintain]
21 hold and prevent from leaving; "The student
was kept after school"
22 prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved
meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" [syn: preserve] [also: kept]kept See keep
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɛpt/, /"kEpt/
-
- Rhymes: -ɛpt
Verb
kept- past of keep
Extensive Definition
Kept is a reality
television series that centered on Jerry Hall
(supermodel and ex
wife to Mick Jagger)
searching for a kept man. The
show premiered on the American
cable network VH1 in late May 2005. When
Hall narrowed the list down to twelve, she spirited them off to
London and
eliminated them one by one.
The show, aired in the United
Kingdom on the channel VH1, caused a
small controversy when adverts were banned from London
Underground stations. The posters in question depicted Jerry
Hall holding a leash, surrounded by several young semi-dressed men,
and this violated London Underground's policy of adverts featuring
people as sex objects. However, the posters were on display in
other locations including mainline railway stations.
Notable contestants from Kept included actor
Ricardo
Medina, Jr. and professional mixed
martial arts fighter Frank
Trigg.
The final three consisted of Anwar, Austen and
Seth. In the August 4 finale,
Jerry was torn between Austen and Seth but ultimately chose Seth as
he knew how to have fun and she thought he had matured throughout
the process. Seth claims that he got his $100 000 in prize money
but after filming stopped he never saw Jerry, the penthouse
apartment, or the Lamborghini
again.
Starring
Jerry HallReferences
External links
- Official site
- Yahoo news item about banned Kept advert (Link dead as of 21:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC))