Clean
Clean verb - To remove the dirt from.
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A: If it was voted "clean and keep", a forum thread is relatively safe as long as it is restricted to talking about the clean parts.
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Tend to be easy to keep functionally clean and keep working in rough conditions.
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Joan is hired to live with him and keep him clean, being paid enough to keep her apartment.
Source: "Friends" Rent Control
Cite this Source
Keep and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/keep
Clean & Keep. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/keep>.
Keep or Clean. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/keep.
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