keep\ out

keep\ out
v. phr.
1. To stay out; remain out of.

The sign on the fence said, "Danger! Keep out!"

2. To stave off; not allow in.

The border patrol near El Paso, Texas, is trying to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States.


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