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Keeping vs Supporting - What's the difference?

keeping | supporting |

As verbs the difference between keeping and supporting

is that keeping is while supporting is .

As a noun keeping

is conformity or harmony.

As an adjective supporting is

that supports.

keeping

English

Noun

  • conformity or harmony.
    • The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
    The foreground of this painting is not in keeping .
  • charge or care.
  • * South
    • His happiness is in his own keeping .
  • Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
    • The cattle have good keeping .
  • * Milton
    • the work of many hands, which earns my keeping

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * in keeping with

    Anagrams

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    supporting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That supports.

    • Derived terms

    * supporting actor * supporting aircraft * supporting arms * supporting artillery * supporting attack * supporting character

    Verb

    (head)