keeps off
Prevents from approaching
Keeps off means stays away from or prevents contact with.
A sign saying Keep off the grass warns people not to walk there.
Sunscreen keeps off harmful rays.
If rain keeps off, it holds back and doesn't fall.
To keep off a subject is to avoid discussing it.
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- no trespassingPosted boundary warning
- private propertyIndividually owned assets
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- repellantSomething that repels
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