Function and Keep

Function

Function verb - To have a certain purpose.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

old	old function	old keep
full	full function	full keep
identical	identical function	identical keep
normal	normal function	normal keep
Other adjectives: usual, specific, regular, original, proper, single, actual, main, important, major, extra, unknown.

power	function power	keep power
name	function name	keep name
way	function way	keep way
characters	function characters	keep characters
Other words: city, eyes, memories.

Even in 2, when they've been half-dismantled and, by all rights, shouldn't be able to function at all, they keep coming.

Source: Determinator / Video Games
Jimmy activates this function when Banning wears the tuxedo to keep himself from getting strangled to death.

Source: Film / The Tuxedo
The Horsemen's primary function was to keep the NWA\WCW title around Flair's waist.

Source: Wrestling / The Four Horsemen

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