Keep and Thwart

Keep

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

Thwart and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thwart" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Thwart

Thwart verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

Keep and thwart are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Thwart".

Nearby Words: thwarted, thwarting

Common collocations

man keep man thwart man
people keep people thwart people
team keep team thwart team
rest keep rest thwart rest
Other words: time, identity, anyone, everyone, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / The Amazing Race Foiler Footage: The 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams generally keep racing, even after their elimination, in order to thwart spoilers.
  • Can't Get Away with Nuthin' Invader Zim has Dib who, being the Only Sane Man, sees it has his duty to constantly keep an eye on Zim and try to thwart his world domination at every single turn.
  • Video Game / Shantae You Can't Thwart Stage One: Shantae spends the whole game hunting down dark magic to keep the Pirate Master from coming back.
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