keeps

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular present of keep. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   He keeps his bike in the garage every night.

   The fridge keeps the milk cold for a week.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of keep. Use it when talking about more than one keep.

   The two old keeps still stand on the hill above the town.

   Soldiers defended both keeps during the long siege.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Used only in the phrase 'for keeps,' which means forever or for good.

   Like winning a marble in a game and getting to take it home to keep forever.

   She won the bet, and the prize was hers for keeps.

   Once you sign here, the house is yours for keeps.

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