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/hows"keep'/, v.i., housekept, housekeeping.to keep or maintain a house.[1835-45; back formation from HOUSEKEEPING]
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housekeep — housekeep, house keep house keepv. i. to take care of all household related business. Syn: house keep, maintain a household, keep house. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
housekeep — intransitive verb (housekept; keeping) Etymology: back formation from housekeeper Date: 1842 to perform the routine duties (as cooking and cleaning) of managing a house … New Collegiate Dictionary
housekeep — verb To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping … Wiktionary
housekeep — v. maintain a household, take care and manage a house … English contemporary dictionary
housekeep — house·keep … English syllables
housekeep — house•keep [[t]ˈhaʊsˌkip[/t]] v. i. kept, keep•ing to keep or maintain a house • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
housekeep — /ˈhaʊskip/ (say howskeep) verb (i) (housekept, housekeeping) to take care of the housework. {backformation from housekeeping} …
housekeep — v.intr. (past and past part. kept) colloq. keep house … Useful english dictionary
house-keep — housekeep housekeep, house keep house keepv. i. to take care of all household related business. Syn: house keep, maintain a household, keep house. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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