be kept up
1kept — (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] …
2Kept 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] …
3Kept 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] …
4kept — /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] * * * …
5kept — UK US /kept/ verb ► PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF KEEP(Cf. ↑keep) …
6kept — [kept] the past tense and past participle of ↑keep …
7kept 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 …
8kept him at a distance — kept far away from him, kept him away …
9kept — adjective supported financially in return for sexual favours. → keep kept past and past participle of keep …
10kept — kept; un·kept; …
