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keep off

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verb

to stay or cause to stay at a distance (from)
(preposition) not to eat or drink or prevent from eating or drinking
(preposition) to avoid or cause to avoid (a topic)
(intr, adverb) not to startthe rain kept off all day

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Words nearby keep off

keep in touch, keep in with, keep it up, keep late hours, keepnet, keep off, keep on, keep one's chin up, keep one's cool, keep one's distance, keep oneself to oneself
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Words related to keep off

invalidate, deny, refute, fend off, quash, disprove, negate, withstand, confront, resist, rebuff, ward off, hold off, repel, overthrow, put down, swerve, avert, veer, ricochet

Idioms and Phrases with keep off

keep off
1

Ward off, avert, as in She used a bug spray to keep off the mosquitoes. [Mid-1500s]

2

Stay away from, not touch or trespass on; also, prevent from touching or trespassing. For example, They put up a sign asking the public to keep off their property, or Please keep your feet off the sofa. [Late 1500s] Also see hands off.

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