keep vs break

keep and break both are nouns.

keep and break both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
keep	Yes	No	Yes	No
break	Yes	No	Yes	No

keep (noun)	break (noun)
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress	the act of breaking something
a cell in a jail or prison	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
the financial means whereby one lives	a sudden dash
	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
	an escape from jail
	a pause from doing something (as work)
	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
	an unexpected piece of good luck
	the occurrence of breaking
	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

keep (verb)	break (verb)
prevent (food) from rotting	fracture a bone of
prevent the action or expression of	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
stick to correctly or closely	diminish or discontinue abruptly
maintain by writing regular records	become separated into pieces or fragments
supply with necessities and support	happen
hold and prevent from leaving	prevent completion
retain possession of	terminate or end
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of	come into being
retain rights to	stop operating or functioning
maintain for use and service	render inoperable or ineffective
have as a supply	crack; of the male voice in puberty
store or keep customarily	fall sharply
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state	lessen in force or effect
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
conform one's action or practice to	make submissive, obedient, or useful
behave as expected during of holidays or rites	be broken in
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
supply with room and board	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger	find the solution or key to
fail to spoil or rot	find a flaw in
continue a certain state, condition, or activity	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
to rear	cease an action temporarily
	be released or become known; of news
	undergo breaking
	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

keep vs break

keep and break both are nouns.

keep and break both are verbs.

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