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salt vs keep

keep vs salt

salt and keep both are nouns.

salt is an adjective but keep is not an adjective.

salt and keep both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
salt Yes Yes Yes No
keep Yes No Yes No
As verbs, keep is a hypernym of salt; that is, keep is a word with a broader meaning than salt:
  • salt: preserve with salt
  • keep: prevent (food) from rotting
Other hypernyms of salt include preserve.
salt (noun) keep (noun)
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food a cell in a jail or prison
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) the financial means whereby one lives
salt (adjective) keep (adjective)
(of speech) painful or bitter
salt (verb) keep (verb)
preserve with salt prevent (food) from rotting
add zest or liveliness to prevent the action or expression of
sprinkle as if with salt stick to correctly or closely
add salt to maintain by writing regular records
supply with necessities and support
hold and prevent from leaving
retain possession of
look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
retain rights to
maintain for use and service
have as a supply
store or keep customarily
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
conform one's action or practice to
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
supply with room and board
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
fail to spoil or rot
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
to rear
Difference between salt and keep

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