Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Wreck
Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.
How words are described
| human | human keep | human wreck |
| old | old keep | old wreck |
| full | full keep | full wreck |
| complete | complete keep | complete wreck |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- During the fight, the boss can use an attack that hits the whole party no matter where they are standing, which will wreck units quickly if you don't keep up in healing them.
Source: Wake-Up Call Boss -
Wreck-It Ralph: In order to save themselves from quicksand, Felix and Calhoun need to keep the taffy laughing so that it stretches down towards them and they can get out.
Source: Good Thing You Can Heal -
The plot of Code Geass has been described as a train wreck where they just keep sending more trains.
Source: Gambit Pileup
Cite this Source
Wreck and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wreck
Keep & Wreck. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wreck>.
Wreck or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/wreck.
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