Keep vs. Hide — What's the Difference?

A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary.

To put or keep out of sight or away from notice

To retain possession of

To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal

To have as a supply

To cut off from sight; cover up

To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support

To avert (one's gaze), especially in shame or grief.

To support (a mistress or lover) financially.

To keep oneself out of sight or notice.

To put customarily; store

To seek refuge or respite

To supply with room and board for a charge

To beat severely; flog.

To raise

The skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal.

To maintain for use or service

An old English measure of land, usually the amount held adequate for one free family and its dependents.

To manage, tend, or have charge of

(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.

To preserve (food).

(intransitive) To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

To cause to continue in a state, condition, or course of action

To beat with a whip made from hide.

To maintain records or entries in

(countable) The skin of an animal.

To enter (data) in a book

The human skin.

To detain

One's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.

To restrain

(countable) mainly British A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

To prevent or deter

A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

To refrain from divulging

(countable) A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

To save; reserve

(historical) A unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

To adhere or conform to; follow

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

To be faithful to; fulfill

To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.

To celebrate; observe

To remove from danger; to shelter.

To remain in a state or condition; stay

To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.

To continue to do

To flog; to whip.

To remain fresh or unspoiled

An abode or dwelling.

To restrain oneself; hold oneself back

The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; - generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.

Care; charge

The human skin; - so called in contempt.

The means by which one is supported

The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

The stronghold of a castle.

Body covering of a living animal

A jail.

Prevent from being seen or discovered;

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

Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety;

To remain faithful to a given promise or word.

Cover as if with a shroud;

(transitive) To hold the status of something.

Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;

To maintain possession of.

To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.

(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.

(transitive) To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.

(archaic) To remain in; to be confined to.

To restrain.

(with from) To watch over, look after, guard, protect.

To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).

(of living things) To raise; to care for.

To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).

To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.

To have habitually in stock for sale.

(intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.

(obsolete) To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.

To continue.

To remain edible or otherwise usable.

(copulative) To remain in a state.

(obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.

To act as wicket-keeper.

To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

To be in session; to take place.

(transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.

To visit (a place) often; to frequent.

To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.

(obsolete) The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge; notice.

The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.

(obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.

(engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.

To care; to desire.

To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain.

To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor.

To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of.

To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.

To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.

To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.

To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.

To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.

To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.

To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.

To have habitually in stock for sale.

To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.

To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to.

To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to frequent.

To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast.

To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.

To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.

To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell.

To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

To be in session; as, school keeps to-day.

The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.

The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.

The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse.

That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the dungeon. See Illust. of Castle.

That which is kept in charge; a charge.

A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place.

The financial means whereby one lives;

The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

A cell in a jail or prison

Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity;

Retain possession of;

Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;

Conform one's action or practice to;

Observe correctly or closely;

Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of;

Maintain by writing regular records;

Supply with room and board;

Allow to remain in a place or position;

Supply with necessities and support;

Fail to spoil or rot;

Celebrate, as of holidays or rites;

Keep under control; keep in check;

Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger;

Raise;

Retain rights to;

Store or keep customarily;

Have as a supply;

Maintain for use and service;

Hold and prevent from leaving;

Prevent (food) from rotting;