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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The platform formerly known as Twitter really couldn’t be kept out the conversation for long.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Collections, contributions and artifacts are being kept out of the canon simply because the researchers doing the collecting did not attend grad school.
—Essence, 13 June 2024
There is a yard for Trump to exercise in and a secure fence to keep out the other prisoners.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Use drapes or shades on windows to keep out the sun.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Collections, contributions and artifacts are being kept out of the canon simply because the researchers doing the collecting did not attend grad school.
—Essence, 13 June 2024
There is a yard for Trump to exercise in and a secure fence to keep out the other prisoners.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Use drapes or shades on windows to keep out the sun.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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