keep off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to avoid entering or walking on a place

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   keep off something

   Usage: The place to avoid follows off: keep off the grass; keep off it. This sense does not use a movable direct object.

   A temporary fence helped visitors keep off the newly planted beds.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   A temporary fence helped visitors keep off the newly planted beds.

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