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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Clark was kept out of the preseason with left quad tightness, but the two injuries are not related, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Developers building shoddy homes for quick money, a general lack of respect for the land, and vacationers who ignore fences to keep out trespassers jumpstart the plot.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
In 2017, while on loan at Shrewsbury Town from Manchester United, Henderson had sprung to his right at Wembley to keep out a penalty from Rotherham United’s David Ball in the League One play-off final.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
He's been dropped to the bottom of the batting order and has been kept out of a handful of Phillies games altogether so far.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Developers building shoddy homes for quick money, a general lack of respect for the land, and vacationers who ignore fences to keep out trespassers jumpstart the plot.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025
In 2017, while on loan at Shrewsbury Town from Manchester United, Henderson had sprung to his right at Wembley to keep out a penalty from Rotherham United’s David Ball in the League One play-off final.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
He's been dropped to the bottom of the batting order and has been kept out of a handful of Phillies games altogether so far.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for keep out
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“Keep out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20out. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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