Keep and Lay

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Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Synonyms for Keep
Antonyms for Keep
Lay is an antonym for keep.
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Lay

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
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Synonyms for Lay
Antonyms for Lay
Keep is an antonym for lay in credit topic.
Nearby Words: laying, laid
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Similar words of lay

Common collocations

life keep life lay life
people keep people lay people
body keep body lay body
way keep way lay way
Other words: head, hands, eyes.

Both words in one sentence

  • So now I lay me down to sleep And I pray my Lord my soul to keep And if I die before I wake Then I promise I'll be there for you always
    Source: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
  • Now I lay me down to sleep Try to count electric sheep Sweet dream wishes you can keep How I hate the night
    Source: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
  • If you're writing a novel or a movie script, you have time to gather and lay out all of your ideas, parse out all of the bad ones, and distribute them equally over your work to keep it interesting.
    Source: Bottom of the Barrel Joke
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