Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Sack
Sack verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Usage example: he was sacked for showing up late once too often
How words are described
| human | human keep | human sack |
| old | old keep | old sack |
| full | full keep | full sack |
| regular | regular keep | regular sack |
| Other adjectives: single, small, big, huge, black, extra, worst, creepy. | ||
Common collocations
| peace | keep peace | sack peace |
| characters | keep characters | sack characters |
| city | keep city | sack city |
Both words in one sentence
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He also has wax figures of the king, Jonathan, the Provost, Alanna, and Sir Myles in a black sack to "keep them in the dark" about his plans.
Source: Reality Changing Miniature -
Keep in mind that the disguise consisted of nothing more than a sack of flour, a feather duster, and a glove that wouldn't stay on his head for very long.
Source: Western Animation / Donald Duck - Flip it like this, flip it like that, I can keep it up for days, I'm a Sack aristocrat!
Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Toys
Cite this Source
Sack and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2023, June 06, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/sack
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