keeping (verb)
21keep company — verb a) To court. It was rumoured that the lady and the gentleman were keeping company. b) To socialise. He was keeping company with her …
22store — verb To keep merchandise for safe custody, to be delivered in the same condition as when received, where the safe keeping is the principal object of deposit, and not the consumption or sale noun Any place where goods are deposited and sold by one …
23confide — verb (T) 1 to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do not want other people to know: confide to sb that: He confided to his friends that he didn t have much hope for his marriage. 2 formal to give something you value to someone… …
24nipped, nipping — verb 1 (T) to bite someone or something lightly: The dog nipped my ankles. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE informal to go somewhere quickly or for a short time (+ in/down/out etc): I m just nipping out to the shops I ll be back in five… …
25cut corners — verb do something the cheapest or easiest way (Freq. 1) Cut corners to make a cheaper product • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something * * * …
26keep mum — verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑be quiet …
27keep pace — verb maintain the same pace The child cannot keep step with his big brother • Syn: ↑keep step • Hypernyms: ↑keep up • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP …
28keep tabs on — verb keep a record on or watch attentively The government keeps tabs on the dissidents • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑observe, ↑follow, ↑watch over, ↑keep an eye on • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
29pull the plug — verb prevent from happening or continuing The government pulled the plug on spending • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit, ↑lay off • Verb Frames …
30gnaw — verb /nɔː/ a) To bite something persistently. Her teeth gnawed at me all night, keeping me twisting and turning from pain. b) To produce excessive anxiety or worry. We saw that the dog had been gnawing on the bone …
