Keep and Scratch

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

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Scratch is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Scratch verb - To damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface.

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Keep is an antonym for scratch in cancel topic.

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

short	short keep	short scratch
single	single keep	single scratch
visible	visible keep	visible scratch
small	small keep	small scratch
Other adjectives: massive, huge, slight, magic.

character	keep character	scratch character
people	keep people	scratch people
word	keep word	scratch word
job	keep job	scratch job
Other words: name, way, face, characters, hair, head, ship, player, eyes, enemies.

Fire-proof eyepatch, fire-proof gloves, fire-proof clothes... Just to keep them from melting whenever I get a scratch.

Source: Bloody Murder
Jason Martin recorded the acoustic guitars as a scratch track, intending to replace them later, but the band liked them enough to keep them in the final mixes.

Source: Permanent Placeholder
Keep what's built running, presumably, just because you can build something from scratch in an automated fashion doesn't necessarily mean it can automatically keep itself running in the field.

Source: Artistic License Economics

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