"keep someone honest" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: keeps someone honest [present, singular, third-person], keeping someone honest [participle, present], kept someone honest [participle, past], kept someone honest [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> someone honest}} keep someone honest (third-person singular simple present keeps someone honest, present participle keeping someone honest, simple past and past participle kept someone honest)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, honest.
    Sense id: en-keep_someone_honest-en-verb-Mr56NSi-
  2. (sports) To continue to compete strongly against someone despite being in an inferior position, so as not to allow one's opponent an easy victory. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-keep_someone_honest-en-verb-zHEHbLDJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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