Arrest and Keep

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Arrest

Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
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Keep is a synonym for arrest in delay topic. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Arrest".
Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Keep

Keep verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: at least try to keep your temper during the holiday meal
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Arrest is a synonym for keep in delay topic. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Keep", if it concerns topics such as prevent.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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How words are described

good good arrest good keep
full full arrest full keep
perfect perfect arrest perfect keep
open open arrest open keep
Other adjectives: actual, big, major, technical.

Common collocations

character arrest character keep character
man arrest man keep man
family arrest family keep family
someone arrest someone keep someone
Other words: team, time, characters, head, anyone, everyone, daughter, friends, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Pasila They also arrest another pyromaniac who manages to keep setting everyone close to him on fire as soon as they turn their eyes away from him and vehemently denying all of it.
    Source: Western Animation / Pasila
  • John Flansburgh (of They Might Be Giants fame) has recorded a song called "It Never Fails", about cops manipulating the psychological problems of criminals in order to keep their arrest quotas up.
    Source: Freudian Excuse / Music
  • Valentine manages to arrest Yuri but becomes disillusioned after Yuri uses his government contacts to get himself free and keep doing his work.
    Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Film
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