Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Swallow
Swallow verb - To take into the stomach through the mouth and throat.
Nearby Words: swallowed, swallowing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The forgettable Bio-Dome had one of the Idiot Heroes swallow the key to the titular biodome to keep the project going.
Source: Swallow the Key - Panda somehow swallow a magnet, then have to avoid first an anvil, then several red-hot horseshoes that then keep following him in response.
Source: Hollywood Magnetism - Not for sustenance, but just to keep its prey nice and weak so it can swallow them whole.
Cite this Source
Swallow and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/swallow
Keep & Swallow. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/swallow>.
Swallow or Keep. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/swallow.
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