KEEP:
[Use a single motion. The right hand moves to the left hand. The
left hand is held slightly out from the body and remains mostly stationary.]
However...if I'm telling someone to "keep it" I tend to move the whole sign in
his or her direction as I whack the two "K" hands together. If I'm
talking about myself keeping it then I do the sign close by my body.
Also see:
LOAN-[lend_borrow]
Also see: take-CARE-of
Also see: what-KIND-of / type-of
Sample sentence: Do you keep a picture of your old boy friend? = OLD BOY
FRIEND PICTURE YOU KEEP?
Note: A very common approach to referring to a former partner
(such as a former boyfriend) is to spell "EX" prior to signing BOY FRIEND
instead of using the sign OLD.
I couldn't imagine someone signing "MY OLD WIFE" to mean "ex-wife." So even
though you can use "OLD" to refer to a previous boy or girl-friend I recommend
that you don't use "OLD" for referring to former spouses.
When referring to a "former but no longer" lover -- of the two signs "OLD"
or "EX" the safer choice would be to use "