To watch over, look after, guard, protect.
To supply with necessities and financially support (a person).
To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret).
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
To remain edible or otherwise usable.
To remain in a state.
To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate.
To raise; to care for.
To have habitually in stock for sale.
To act as wicket-keeper.
To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book.
To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
To restrain.
To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage.
To maintain possession of.
To record transactions, accounts, or events in.
To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
To continue.
The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.
To protect, to defend.
to protect from the influence of
To shelter; to protect oneself.
A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
One who protects or defends.
A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
A field of energy that protects or defends.
In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
A police badge.