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Answer for the clue "Maintain in safety form injury, harm, or danger ", 7 letters:
keeping

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Word definitions for keeping in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES keeping schtum ▪ The boss of the failed company is keeping schtum about his role in the disaster. keeping score (= making a record of the score ) ▪ Is anybody keeping score ? keeping tight control on ▪ The government ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Keeping \Keep"ing\, n. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. His happiness is in his own keeping. --South. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping. The work of many hands, which earns my keeping. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 conformity or harmony. 2 charge or care. 3 Maintenance; support; provision; feed. vb. (present participle of keep English)

Usage examples of keeping.

And as for buying this tub, he never had a hope in hell of keeping abreast of the likes of Bartholomew, and the bastard knew it when he sold it.

Keeping that in mind, Gromph turned as he heard footsteps approaching from behind the adamantine doors.

I knew he would be true to himself, and now how proud I am to see my Jonathan rising to the height of his advancement and keeping pace in all ways with the duties that come upon him.

Major Migel affectionately dubbed the Forest Hills trio, that they had entertained almost every delegate to the World Conference, keeping open house and lunching or dining as many of the foreign visitors as possible.

Slowly Brandt climbed to the top of the sail from the aft bulkhead of the cockpit, keeping low to the top of the structure where he could see clearly yet not be picked off from the deck.

Keeping your mind active keeps arterial aging, immune aging, and even accidents in check, and has a RealAge benefit of making you 1.

The higher he drove, the further they drew back from the street, keeping to the shadows of redwood, eucalyptus, and ailanthus, except for a few corner stuccos, parrot-bright.

Read, ordered four of the crew to bale out over Germany in case Sweden could not be reached, keeping just the bomb aimer to help him cross the Baltic and crash-land near the Swedish town of Ystad.

I concentrated on keeping the trail intact so that Alder could find it.

Since they were keeping the allas secret, Yoke had to talk all around everything to avoid spilling the beans.

He straightened himself and shifted his body well forward on the flimsy little aluminium platform and gripped the steering-arm, keeping his elbows well in to his sides.

The loss in manuring matters, which is incurred in keeping manure-heaps exposed to the weather, is not so much due to the volatilization of ammonia as to the removal of ammoniacal salts, soluble nitrogenized organic matters, and valuable mineral matters, by the rain which falls in the period during which the manure is kept.

Death alone could have hindered me from keeping that appointment, for it was to be the last opportunity of enjoying our amorous sport.

Charlie escorted Angelina to the door, keeping her behind him until he glanced up and down the street.

I personally designed the antimatter trap that is keeping that sample from annihilating right now.