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Definition keep off in American English

keep off phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to not touch something, or to prevent something from touching something

Example

Keep the flies off the food.

Example

Keep your hands off! It's mine.

2

to not go onto a particular area of land

Example

Keep off the grass.

Example

Dogs must be kept off the beach.

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3

to avoid a particular type of food or drink

Example

I'm trying to keep off fatty foods.

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Example

Keep him off politics, for goodness sake.

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Definition keep off in American English