keep out

verb

1. to remain or cause to remain outside
2. keep out of
   1. to remain or cause to remain unexposed to

      keep out of the sun

   2. to avoid or cause to avoid

      the boss is in an angry mood, so keep out of her way

Example Sentences

The names of full-fledged undercover officers — who work deep-cover operations with outlaw biker gangs, terrorist groups or drug cartels — are kept out of department records and are known to only a handful of superiors.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the first time that combination has been kept out of the end zone in more than two years.

From Los Angeles Times

“That is a way of keeping out the diversity of Los Angeles and keeping it a well-kept secret.”

From Los Angeles Times

But instead of a barrier to keep out the impure, they are means of removing it, of excreting all that “poisons the blood,” to use Trump’s Hitlerian metaphor.

From Salon

He said the strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis demonstrated the ability of the US to target facilities that its adversaries sought "to keep out of reach".

From BBC

Related Words

• ban
• deny
• disallow
• discourage
• eliminate
• enjoin
• exclude
• forbid
• hinder
• limit
• outlaw
• preclude
• prevent
• refuse
• reject
• restrain
• rule out
• segregate
• stop
• suspend