Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Prop
Prop verb - Support by placing against something solid or rigid.
How words are described
| good | good keep | good prop |
| perfect | perfect keep | perfect prop |
| original | original keep | original prop |
| single | single keep | single prop |
| Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, great, huge, dramatic, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In a later episode, the guys found a prop ring from The Lord of the Rings and fought over who got to keep it.
Source: Cameo Prop -
For that to work she would have had to prop him up and keep him that way while she pasted the dye on and left it to set.
Source: Improbable Hairstyle -
By the end, Klinger has to prop the wounded man up to try and keep the attempt going.
Source: Stockholm Syndrome
Cite this Source
Prop and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/prop
Keep & Prop. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/prop>.
Prop or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/prop.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "keep" and "prop" have occurred on timeline