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  • 21kept 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 …

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  • 22kept him at a distance — kept far away from him, kept him away …

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  • 23kept man — or (fem) kept woman noun A man or woman maintained financially by a romantic or sexual partner • • • Main Entry: ↑keep …

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  • 24Kept in the Dark — is a novel by the 19th century English novelist Anthony Trollope. One of his lesser and later works, it nonetheless has interest. It was published in eight monthly instalments in 1882, and also in book form in the same year. Plot introductionThe… …

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  • 25kept in custody — index arrested (apprehended) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26kept in prison — index in custody Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27kept in remembrance — index honorary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28kept out — index ineligible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29kept woman — n old fashioned a woman who is given a place to live, money, and clothes by a man who visits her for sex often used humorously …

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  • 30Kept man — A kept man is a man who is financially supported by a wealthy, usually older, person who is neither the man s spouse or close relative. Men may be kept by either a woman or by another man. Being kept could be seen as a form of prostitution,… …

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