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keep from harm
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  • keep safe from harm — index cover (guard) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • keep from — phr verb Keep from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑harm …   Collocations dictionary

  • beware of an oak, it draws the stroke; avoid an ash, it counts the flash; creep under the thorn, it can save you from harm — Advice on where to shelter from lightning during a thunderstorm. 1878 Folk Lore Record I. 43 Mothers teach their children to say Beware of an oak, It draws the stroke; Avoid an ash; It counts the flash; Creep under the thorn, It can save you from …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • keep — Synonyms and related words: POW camp, TLC, abide, abide by, abstain, accede to, accommodate, accommodation, accommodations, accumulate, acknowledge, acropolis, act up to, adhere to, administer Communion, afford, afford support, agree to, aliment …   Moby Thesaurus

  • 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 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • from — W1S1 [frəm strong frɔm $ frəm strong frʌm, fra:m] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where somebody/something starts)¦ 2¦(distance away)¦ 3¦(when something starts)¦ 4¦(original condition)¦ 5 from place to place/house to house etc 6 from day to day/from minute to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • harm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, serious, untold (esp. BrE) ▪ He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone. ▪ irreparable, lasting …   Collocations 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 — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… …   Universalium

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