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