Definition of Keep out

1. Verb. Prevent from entering; shut out. "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

Exact synonyms: Exclude, Shut, Shut Out
Specialized synonyms: Curse, Excommunicate, Unchurch, Lock Out, Ostracise, Ostracize
Generic synonyms: Keep, Prevent
Antonyms: Admit
Derivative terms: Exclusion, Shutter

2. Verb. Remain outside.
Generic synonyms: Remain, Rest, Stay

Definition of Keep out

1. Verb. (intransitive) To refrain from entering a place or condition. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keep Out

keep one's head on one's shoulders
keep one's head upon one's shoulders
keep one's lips sealed
keep one's mouth shut
keep one's nose clean
keep one's nose to the grindstone
keep one's options open
keep one's own counsel
keep one's pecker up
keep one's shirt on
keep one's shoulder to the wheel
keep one's wits about one
keep one on one's toes
keep oneself to oneself
keep open
keep out (current term)
keep out of
keep pace
keep quiet
keep schtum
keep score
keep shtum
keep somebody posted
keep someone company
keep someone in the dark
keep someone in the loop
keep someone on ice
keep step
keep straight
keep tabs on

Literary usage of Keep out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... that De Foe had done more to keep out the Pretender, than the political tribe, who profited from his zeal, yet detracted from his fame. ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"A warning to all to keep out of the vain fashions of the world, which lead them below the serious life; and not to fashion themselves according to the world ..."

3. United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Part IV. From Point Judith to New by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, John Ross, Herbert Cornelius Graves, Harry L. Ford (1899)
"STEAM VESSEL SHALL keep out OP THE WAY OF SAILING VESSEL. ... Every vessel which is directed by these rules to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, ..."

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