keep off
[verb]
Synonyms: fend, hold off, rebuff, rebut, repel, repulse, stave off, ward (off)

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keep off phrasal verb (see also keep)

1. keep something ↔ off to prevent something from touching or harming something:
She held an old piece of cloth over them both to keep the rain off.
keep something off something
How are we going to keep the flies off this food?

2. keep your hands off somebody/something used to tell someone not to touch someone or something:
Keep your hands off me!

3. keep (somebody) off something to not eat, drink, or take something that is bad for you, or to stop someone else from eating, drinking, or taking it:
Keep off fatty foods.
a programme aimed at keeping teenagers off drugs

4. keep off something especially British English to avoid talking about a particular subject, especially so that you do not upset someone Synonym : avoid, stay off

5. keep something ↔ off if you keep weight off, you do not get heavier again after you have lost weight

6. British English if rain keeps off, it does not fall

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keep off
stay off someone's land or other property
The students were asked to keep off the grass which was being replanted.

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keep off something
stay off someone's land or other property
The students were asked to keep off the grass which was being replanted.

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keep off
v. phr. To refrain from entering; stay away from.
"Keep off the grass," the sign in the park indicated.

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