Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Lug
Lug verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The council of robot elders in Futurama didn't keep the other robots enslaved, but used anti-human propaganda to keep the populace distracted from the real problems facing their society (like a lug-nut shortage and a government of incompetent robot elders).
Source: Robots Enslaving Robots -
Keep in mind how lucky we are today compared to the 20th century and before, when bookworms had to decide if they really wanted to lug the doorstopper of a book they were really enjoying with them on the bus to work.
Source: Doorstopper
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Lug and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/lug
Keep & Lug. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/lug>.
Lug or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/lug.
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