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keeps one's lips sealed

keeps one's lips sealed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's lips sealed.

Meaning of keep one's lips sealed

Verb

keep one's lips sealed (third-person singular simple present keeps one's lips sealed, present participle keeping one's lips sealed, simple past and past participle kept one's lips sealed)

  1. (idiomatic) To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
    • You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.

Questions about keeps one's lips sealed

What is keeps one's lips sealed the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps one's lips sealed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's lips sealed.

Words near keeps one's lips sealed in the dictionary

  1. keeps one's head below the parapet
  2. keeps one's head down
  3. keeps one's head on a swivel
  4. keeps one's head upon one's shoulders
  5. keeps one's knickers on
  6. keeps one's lips sealed
  7. keeps one's mouth shut
  8. keeps one's nerve
  9. keeps one's nose clean
  10. keeps one's options open
  11. keeps one's own counsel

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