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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Officers warned students to keep out of the street.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Patients huddle inside breathable rain shells designed to keep out the weather and prevent convective heat loss.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
As the youngest of President Donald Trump's five children, and his only child with wife Melania Trump, Barron Trump, 18, had largely been kept out of the spotlight over the years that his father was first in office.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
For a long time, my father was kept out of sight in extremely harsh conditions.
—Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Patients huddle inside breathable rain shells designed to keep out the weather and prevent convective heat loss.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
As the youngest of President Donald Trump's five children, and his only child with wife Melania Trump, Barron Trump, 18, had largely been kept out of the spotlight over the years that his father was first in office.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
For a long time, my father was kept out of sight in extremely harsh conditions.
—Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Keep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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