keep off

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

Harvest bins and containers should also be kept off the ground whenever possible. — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Any greater eroticism is largely kept off screen, but such scenes crackle with sensual possibility. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026

Haaland was kept off the scoresheet for the first time in this World Cup. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026

Rhymes for keep off

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