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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Excluding them also keeps out other unwelcome guests such as cockroaches, stinkbugs, and boxelder bugs.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Lead running back Timothy Grettenberg was kept out of the game after a knee injury last week.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Yeboah exited the first half of the Austin game, while Harvey was kept out of the Cup game and will now have surgery on his meniscus.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
The Treasurer, who had appointed O’Brien in the first place, appealed the lower court’s decision and asked for the chair to be kept out of her office until the court process plays out.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
Lead running back Timothy Grettenberg was kept out of the game after a knee injury last week.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
Yeboah exited the first half of the Austin game, while Harvey was kept out of the Cup game and will now have surgery on his meniscus.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
The Treasurer, who had appointed O’Brien in the first place, appealed the lower court’s decision and asked for the chair to be kept out of her office until the court process plays out.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2025.
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