Keep up
Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Tie
Tie verb - To produce something equal to (as in quality or value).
Usage example: at the class reunion we learned that he had won the Nobel Prize in medicine—how could the rest of us tie that?
Nearby Word: tied
Both terms in one sentence
- It's fast enough to keep up with smaller fighters, tough enough to tank hits from star destroyers, and packed with enough firepower to wipe out entire squadron of TIE fighters.
Source: Lightning Bruiser / Film
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