Keep and Tuck

Keep

Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

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

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Tuck noun - A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place.

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Keep and tuck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a noun "Tuck".

Nearby Words: tucker, tucked, tucking

baby	keep baby	tuck baby
someone	keep someone	tuck someone
hair	keep hair	tuck hair
head	keep head	tuck head
Other words: player, daughter, sister.

Tuck soon befriends a large number of his girlfriend's friends, but must keep crossdressing since their parents only trust him because they believe that he's a girl.

Source: Disguised in Drag
In Nip and Tuck, visiting ex-military man Corporal Bo wonders why all the local ladies keep bringing him food.

Source: Through His Stomach
She tried to tuck herself back in and continue the performance, but couldn't keep herself covered for more than a few seconds at a time, and finally the conductor rushed on stage to interrupt the show.

Source: Wardrobe Malfunction

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