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• keep somebody back from somebody — ˌkeep sbˈback (from sb/sth) derived to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth • Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

• keep somebody back from something — ˌkeep sbˈback (from sb/sth) derived to make sb stay at a distance from sb/sth • Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds. Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

• keep something back from somebody — ˌkeep sthˈback (from sb) derived to refuse to tell sb sth • I m sure she s keeping something back from us. Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

• keep somebody after — ˌkeep sb ˈafter derived (NAmE) (BrE ˌkeep sbˈback) to make a student stay at school after normal hours as a punishment Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

• keep — [kiːp] verb kept PTandPP [kept] 1. [transitive] to store something that will be useful: • The Credit Reference Agency keeps files on individuals debt records. • You should keep a supply of forms. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• keep back (from somebody) — ˌkeep ˈback (from sb/sth) derived to stay at a distance from sb/sth • Keep well back from the road. Main entry: ↑keepderived …   Useful english dictionary

• keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• keep back — verb 1. keep under control; keep in check suppress a smile Keep your temper keep your cool • Syn: ↑restrain, ↑keep, ↑hold back • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Keep On Running (Jackie Edwards song) — Keep on Running Song by Jackie Edwards Released 1965 Recorded 1965 Genre Soul Writer Jackie Edwards …   Wikipedia

• Keep Yourself Alive — « Keep Yourself Alive » Сингл Queen из альбома Queen Выпущен 6 июля, 1973 Формат …   Википедия