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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But that does not mean the first family's children are kept out of sight.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The proposal would require that all hemp products, aside from beverages, be kept out of reach in either a locked display or in an area accessible to only employees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Grushko further argued that a solution to the three-year conflict could only be sustained if European allies to Kyiv understand that Ukraine must be barred from NATO membership and foreign military contingents are kept out.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Norris kept out of the wall and made it into the pits for intermediates, but Piastri got stuck in the grass at the final chicane and tumbled out of the points as a result.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The proposal would require that all hemp products, aside from beverages, be kept out of reach in either a locked display or in an area accessible to only employees.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Grushko further argued that a solution to the three-year conflict could only be sustained if European allies to Kyiv understand that Ukraine must be barred from NATO membership and foreign military contingents are kept out.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Norris kept out of the wall and made it into the pits for intermediates, but Piastri got stuck in the grass at the final chicane and tumbled out of the points as a result.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Keep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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