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kept — (k[e^]pt), imp. & p. p. of {Keep}. [1913 Webster] {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kept — /kept/, v. 1. pt. and pp. of keep. adj. 2. having the expression of principles, ideas, etc., controlled, dominated, or determined by one whose money provides support: a kept press; a kept writer. [1670 80 for def. 2] * * * … Universalium
kept — UK US /kept/ verb ► PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF KEEP(Cf. ↑keep) … Financial and business terms
kept — [kept] the past tense and past participle of ↑keep … Dictionary of contemporary English
kept — adjective supported financially in return for sexual favours. → keep kept past and past participle of keep … English new terms dictionary
kept — [kept] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of KEEP adj. maintained or supported so as to be a sexual partner: said usually of a woman … English World dictionary
kept — the past tense and past participle of keep1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kept — past tense of KEEP (Cf. keep) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
Kept — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kept — Infobox Television show name = Kept caption = genre = Reality creator = Deborah Adler Myers Mark Ganshirt director = Glenn Taylor starring = Jerry Hall country = USA language = English num seasons = 1 num episodes = 10 list episodes = executive… … Wikipedia
