Keep
Keep verb - Fail to spoil or rot.
Usage example: These potatoes keep for a long time
How words are described
| old | old keep | old rest |
| good | good keep | good rest |
| full | full keep | full rest |
| best | best keep | best rest |
| Other adjectives: better, short, original, proper, single, small, actual, vocal, big, main, few. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And has enough snark to keep up with the rest of the crew, and keep her Love Interest hot and bothered.
Source: Shorttank -
They keep this a secret from the rest of the people who live in their apartment block.
Source: Film / Little Otik -
Actually, Ursula later reveals that they keep her on dispatch because the rest of them are Corrupt Cops who help Canadian drug lords move marijuana through Spurbury.
Source: Communications Officer
Cite this Source
Rest and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/rest
Keep & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/rest>.
Rest or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/rest.
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