Catch and Keep

Catch

Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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Keep and catch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

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

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Catch and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

old	old catch	old keep
good	good catch	good keep
full	full catch	full keep
best	best catch	best keep
Other adjectives: better, typical, specific, short, single, small, big, great, huge, slight, main, personal, major, few, extra, athletic.

attention	catch attention	keep attention
man	catch man	keep man
eye	catch eye	keep eye
someone	catch someone	keep someone
Other words: time, way, anyone, player, players, enemies.

Leliana believes that she is on a journey from the Maker, and if romanced, describes your eyelashes as being like butterflies she wants to catch and keep in a jar.

Source: Cloud Cuckoolander / Video Games
You can also turn the enemy's tendency to throw Infinity Plus One Swords at you into an advantage with a reaction ability that allows you to catch and keep any weapons thrown at you.

Source: My Rules Are Not Your Rules
Final Fantasy IX has chocobos with similar capabilities, the catch being that it's actually all just one chocobo that you can keep upgrading throughout the game.

Source: Horse of a Different Color

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