Dump
Dump verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: dump the trash on the curb and go back inside
Keep
Keep verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
Usage example: keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
How words are described
| old | old dump | old keep |
| good | good dump | good keep |
| full | full dump | full keep |
| complete | complete dump | complete keep |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, big, great, huge, main, remote, major, nearby. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the 1931 film Hildy does dump her, but feels bad about it, and they get back together at the end, although Walter is clearly going to keep meddling.
Source: Film / The Front Page -
There's only three consistent methods to keep a locked on missile from hitting in the older X-Wing and TIE Fighter games: You can try to dump all power into the engines and pray you outrun it.
Source: High-Speed Missile Dodge -
Even more so upon finding out that Guy has no idea who the people he handed Annie off to are and that they'll keep her until after the election and then dump her back into the system.
Source: Film / Annie (2014)
Cite this Source
Keep and Dump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/keep
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Keep or Dump. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/keep.
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