Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
How words are described
| old | old hit | old keep |
| good | good hit | good keep |
| normal | normal hit | normal keep |
| perfect | perfect hit | perfect keep |
| Other adjectives: regular, original, proper, single, small, powerful, actual, massive, big, great, huge, black, major, extra, worst. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The fact that Avadon has suffered a massive popularity hit and the keep itself has fallen into ruin certainly hasn't helped matters.
Source: Video Game / Avadon - One-Hit Kill: The "laser shot" powerup, which gives you three shots that instantly kill any enemy they hit and keep going, including bosses.
Source: Video Game / Hocus Pocus - But like the one-hit wonder, success is fleeting for the two-hit wonder and the artist is unable to keep up the momentum.
Source: Two-Hit Wonder
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Keep and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/keep
Hit & Keep. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/keep>.
Keep or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/keep.
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