Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Untie
Untie verb - To disengage the knotted parts of.
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- Younger wrestlers are supposed to introduce themselves to everyone, shake hands very gently with all the veterans, and then keep their mouths shut except to volunteer to help people (carry bags, untie boots, etc) and thank their locker room superiors for giving them a chance to work.
Source: Break the Haughty -
Bondage Is Bad: Ashley convinces Dave to untie her before she'll have sex with him ("If you keep me tied up, it's rape").
Source: Film / Lucky Bastard -
Slap Yourself Awake: In The Gingerbread Girl, Emily bites down on her injured lip to keep herself from passing out when she should be trying to untie herself.
Source: Literature / Just After Sunset
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