keep out

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.

Examples of keep out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Old Electronics Electronics are best kept out of the basement altogether. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026

Hawaii said its law upholds both the right to bear arms and a property owner’s right to keep out guns. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Koulibaly misjudged a clearance and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy was unable to keep out substitute Marcus Pedersen’s rasping shot to give Norway the lead close to halftime. — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026

The duo, spotted out and about in Paris on Tuesday, June 23, have kept out of the public eye, aside from stepping out together at another Paris Fashion Week show in January. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Rhymes for keep out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout