Keep and Portion

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Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Portion is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Portion verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.

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Keep is an antonym for portion in divide into pieces topic.

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

human	human keep	human portion
good	good keep	good portion
better	better keep	better portion
specific	specific keep	specific portion
Other adjectives: short, visible, small, actual, vocal, massive, big, great, huge, black, main, major, remaining, unknown.

A good portion of the climax is both of them forcing the baddies to keep their heads down.

Source: Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
If someone loses a portion of her or his soul (like Asukas mother), she can keep functioning but the trauma may drive her crazy.

Source: Our Souls Are Different
Bruce at least manages to keep his bones in his skin, whereas the Abomination has several of them exposed, including a good portion of his ribcage.

Source: Body Horror / Film

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