keep off

phrasal 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

One of the participants said the Americans seemed particularly focused on the troubles of their ally Marine le Pen, who may be kept off the presidential ballot in 2027 over campaign finance violations. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 June 2025

After school staff spoke to Labrador, he was kept off school property while officials investigated. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025

Their children are also kept off the show for their privacy. —Katie Mannion, People.com, 16 May 2025

While the Tigers were kept off the scoreboard in the seventh inning by the miraculous play by Abreu and Rafaela, they were not denied in the ninth inning. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025

Rhymes for keep off

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