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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 mistress — kept 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 woman — kept 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 woman — noun count OFTEN HUMOROUS a woman who is given a home and money by a man that she has a sexual relationship with: This shows that the speaker does not approve of such a relationship. People often also use kept man humorously about a man …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• kept him at a distance — kept far away from him, kept him away …   English contemporary dictionary

• kept — adjective supported financially in return for sexual favours. → keep kept past and past participle of keep …   English new terms dictionary

• kept — kept; un·kept; …   English syllables

• 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