Hang on and Keep

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Hang on verb - Fix to; attach.

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Keep and hang on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Hang on".

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

If you're hanging onto a rising balloon, you're presented with a difficult decision — let go before it's too late or hang on and keep getting higher, posing the question: how long can you keep a grip on the rope?

Source: Film / Withnail & I
A double example in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, in which both partners start the relationship under false pretenses and with ulterior motives, since she's trying to get dumped and he's trying to hang on and keep his job.

Source: Why Would Anyone Take Him Back?
She doesn't get to keep it very long, as she trips off the edge of a staircase and has to hang on for dear life as it blows away from her.

Source: Invisibility Cloak

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