To have or keep as one's own absolutely or temporarily; to own, have as property; to be the owner, possessor, or tenant of; to be in possession or…

transitive. To hold in one's hand, on one's person, or at one's disposal; to hold as property; to be in possession of (something received…

transitive. To keep, keep safe, guard, preserve, defend. Also reflexive.

To keep (a thing) in one's possession, to retain.

To keep in use or possession; rarely, to keep in place; to retain; esp. to retain in the memory; occasionally to reserve to oneself. Obsolete.

Actively to hold in possession; to retain in one's power or control; to continue to have, hold, or possess. Also absol. (The opposite of to lose…

transitive. To keep in one's possession, to retain; to preserve (an object). Now rare.

transitive. Originally: to maintain as a follower or dependent; cf. retainder, n. 2b. Later also more generally: to keep engaged in one's service; to…

To keep, retain (in a place or position, in a state or condition, or in one's possession). Obsolete (except as associated with 4.)

intransitive. To keep possession of; to refuse to part with. Now rare.

To retain, keep in one's possession or control. Obsolete.

To make secure against attack; to gain and maintain (one's ground, a position, etc.). Also: †to secure (a prisoner) (obsolete).

transitive. To retain (a possession, property, etc.); to continue to possess, keep hold of.

To hold in, keep in, retain.

to hang on to (something): to retain.