| Noun | 1. | keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion" | |
| 2. | keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"hands, custody - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" obligation, responsibility, duty - the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr | |
| 3. | keeping - the act of keeping in your possessionwithholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence" storage - the act of storing something | |