Guard and Keep

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Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Usage example: guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked

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Keep is a synonym for guard in care for topic. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead the word "Guard" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like protect.

Nearby Words: guarded, guardian, guarding, guardhouse, guardroom

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

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Guard is a synonym for keep in tend topic. You can use "Guard" instead the word "Keep" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as care for, protect.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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How words are described

human	human guard	human keep
old	old guard	old keep
good	good guard	good keep
full	full guard	full keep
Other adjectives: normal, perfect, regular, original, single, small, actual, big, huge, main, private, personal, remaining, nearby.

Common collocations

humanity	guard humanity	keep humanity
children	guard children	keep children
family	guard family	keep family
house	guard house	keep house
Other words: time, way, world, money, information, secret, items, city, daughter, secrets, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

Alternately, if the environment is big enough, you can just run past the guard and keep running.

Source: Optional Stealth
Keep in mind, at this point Dylan knows they revere him as "The High Guard" and would likely easily have done so.

Source: Series / Andromeda
Keep in mind that Smith's fingers are broken at the time, so he pulls the trigger by putting a carrot in the trigger guard and slapping the back of the gun with his other hand.

Source: Film / Shoot 'em Up

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