(1):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keep
(2):
(n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
(3):
(n.) Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
(4):
(n.) Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
(5):
(n.) Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.