Harbor and Keep

Harbor

Harbor verb - To keep in one's mind or heart.
Usage example: he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause

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

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Both words in one sentence

  • Naughty Nuns Played with in that she is extremely devoted to her faith, and while she might harbor some feelings for Kosaku, she does her best to keep them platonic.
    Source: Naughty Nuns
  • Spoof Aesop In "Chinpokomon", the parents narrowly keep all the kids of South Park from flying away to bomb Pearl Harbor because of a fad (It Makes Sense in Context).
    Source: Spoof Aesop
  • Creator / Markham Shaw Pyle Unless it's to keep the US Army in being four months before Pearl Harbor.
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