Claim and Keep

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

How words are described

old old claim old keep
good good claim good keep
best best claim best keep
better better claim better keep
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, big, main, major.

Common collocations

power claim power keep power
life claim life keep life
body claim body keep body
name claim name keep name
Other words: control, time, world, money, head, ship, items, city, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Carry On Jack Different for Girls: Albert tries to get Sally to get out of her disguise by claiming that he has a mole on his penis, but Sally manages to dismiss this claim and keep her disguise by claiming that she had no mole there.
  • Rags to Royalty Aragorn's early life is a lot like that of King Arthur, who was placed for adoption by Merlin to keep him hidden and safe from his enemies until he could claim his throne.
  • At most, one can claim they could rebuild the warp core, like they managed to keep rebuilding those warp-capable shuttle craft (possibly from those warp-capable shuttle craft).
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