keep off

phrasal verb

kept off; keeping off; keeps off

1

: to stop or prevent (someone or something) from being on (something)

Keep off the grass.

Please keep the dog off the sofa.

2

keep (weight) off : to continue to weigh a lower amount than one formerly weighed : to not regain weight that one has lost

Losing weight is not as hard as keeping it off.

3

: to not talk about (something)

I think we'd better keep off the subject of the war.

4

: to prevent (someone) from talking about (something)

We tried to keep them off (the subject of) the war.

Examples of keep off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the other hand Bielefeld may be tough to keep off the court as a freshman. —Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025

If both choose to run, the primary could be competitive, expensive and divisive in a state are hoping to keep off the table. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025

Unlike most games, he was kept off the penalty kill and wasn’t interested in risking an injury by blocking plenty of shots. —Kevin Papetti, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025

In 2019, Trump’s medical checkup was kept off his public schedule until days later, and the White House released little information about the results. —Brian Bennett, Time, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for keep off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff