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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Some of them were from incredibly close range and kept out what were certain to be Rayo goals.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The exact figures paid to individual players at various schools are largely unknown, since those numbers have been kept out of the public domain.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
During his first year in broadcasting with FOX Sports, Brady was largely kept out of these information-gathering sessions.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Local higher-ed institutions are engaging in hand-to-hand combat to keep out fraudsters who are weaponizing AI to swarm their systems.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The exact figures paid to individual players at various schools are largely unknown, since those numbers have been kept out of the public domain.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
During his first year in broadcasting with FOX Sports, Brady was largely kept out of these information-gathering sessions.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Local higher-ed institutions are engaging in hand-to-hand combat to keep out fraudsters who are weaponizing AI to swarm their systems.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 Aug. 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 5 Sep. 2025.
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