Give and Keeps

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Give verb - To make a present of.

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Keeps is an antonym for give.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

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Give is an antonym for keeps in topics: hold, commemorate, tend, prevent.

As thanks for saving him, he then keeps the Gold Lugers and refuses to give them to you unless you give him "something fully automatic."

Source: The Millstone
Her ending reveals that she finds it too powerful to give him, so she tricks him by giving him a fake instead and secretly keeps it for her family.

Source: Video Game / Power Stone
If you want to give a female character an air of youthful femininity, give her some stuffed animals that she keeps in her room or carries around.

Source: Girls Love Stuffed Animals

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