Keep and Lie

Keep

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

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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Keep and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

human	human keep	human lie
old	old keep	old lie
good	good keep	good lie
best	best keep	best lie
Other adjectives: perfect, complete, original, single, small, actual, massive, big, great, huge, wicked, major, worst.

character	keep character	lie character
people	keep people	lie people
order	keep order	lie order
body	keep body	lie body
Other words: house, time, way, face, world, information, secret, eyes, friends.

Franklyn from Viva Piñata cannot lie or keep secrets at all, this is played as a running gag in many episodes

Source: Cannot Tell a Lie
If they lie/keep silent to shame the person in question, or to just prevent Alice from hearing his last words when they would actually help his legacy, that's just being a Jerk Ass.

Source: The Power of Legacy
For example, everyone gets horribly depressing thoughts, and it's healthier to lie/keep them hidden and try to deal with it yourself.

Source: Creator / Doug Walker

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