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Definition keep off in British 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.

Synonyms and related words
bother abstain neglect
3

to avoid a particular type of food or drink

Example

I'm trying to keep off fatty foods.

Synonyms and related words
avoid get out of duck out of
Example

Keep him off politics, for goodness sake.

Synonyms and related words
avoid get out of duck out of
4

if rain or snow keeps off, it does not fall, although you expected it to

Synonyms and related words
drought dry the dry season
Definition keep off in British English