kep
1 of 2transitive verb
ˈkep
kepped
-pt
; keppen -pən
or kippen ˈkipən
; kepping; keps 1
dialectal, British : to intercept and hinder
kep him on his way home
2
dialectal, British : to make a catch of : serve as a catch for
kep
2 of 2noun
"
plural -s
dialectal, British
: catch, haul
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English keppen, alteration of kepen to observe, heed, seek, seize, keep
- the morrow
- the most
- the mother of all
- the movies
- the multitude
- the munchies
- the n-word
- the naked truth
- the name of the game
- the name stuck
- the nation
- the National Health Service
- the National League
- the Nativity
- the natural world
- the Near East
- the nearside
- the necessary
- the needy
- the negotiating table
- the Net
- the netherlands
- the netherworld
- the neutral zone
- the new