verb

1. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

   “to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession”

2. (heading) To hold the status of something.

3. (heading) To hold or be held in a state.

Synonyms: retain, preserve, protect

noun

1. Conformity or harmony.

   “The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.”

2. Charge or care.

3. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

   “The cattle have good keeping.”