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.

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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 But so far, some of Florida’s biggest stars have been kept off the score sheet. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for keep off

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“Keep off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20off. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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