keep out
phrasal verb
kept out; keeping out; keeps out
1
: to not enter a place
The sign on the door said "Keep out!"
2
: to stop or prevent (someone or something) from entering a place
The curtains help keep out the drafts.
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Cleanrooms are the critical locations where semiconductors are made and feature extensive filtration systems to keep out dust partices that can cause the electrical connections within chips to fail.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out while something corrupt was unfolding inside.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
If, through sheer force of numbers, the molecules could plug enough holes and thereby keep out the drugs, even temporarily, maybe the neurons could wake up enough so the man would know to breathe.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Conspiracy theories swirled that those volunteers had been kept out while something corrupt was unfolding inside.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
If, through sheer force of numbers, the molecules could plug enough holes and thereby keep out the drugs, even temporarily, maybe the neurons could wake up enough so the man would know to breathe.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Keep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20out. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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