Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To refrain from entering a place or condition. 2 (context transitive English) To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.
WordNet
Usage examples of "keep out".
If you keep out of their way you're safe, unless of course you meet up with someone in the 'mad' stage of the disease.
Just keep out of the way the rest of the time, maybe get started on the big 'engine' plan when you have a chance.
We just figure any intelligent man or woman would have enough sense or respect for warning signs to keep out of any area marked ‘.
Since, before anything, I wanted peace on the land, I could not keep out of them, for a dispute between the Squatters, which has not been solemnly settled, was like those sores that you get in Africa, and which they there call veldt-sores: they heal on the surface if you let them, and go on festering and running underneath until you dig them up to the bottom and have them cleaned all through.
The newts scrambled furiously to keep out of their way as Kelsey led the charge across the courtyard towards the desired door in the low-roofed and sturdy structure.
The edge of frost in the air that flowed about them was so cutting that they had tied over their faces any manner of scarf or strip torn from extra clothing to keep out what they could of the cold.
Then well just go on- his chin lifted to the wastelands before them-try to keep out of their reach.
After that, the overseers had been careful to keep out of Quong's way, had even taken to fingering their stun-sticks when they saw him approach.
I'm quite capable of taking care of myself, and I will keep out of the way if there is any trouble.
Thus, he had the sharply pointed wires and the spark that flashed from one to the other enclosed in a cardboard box to keep out ordinary light.
The roof of the barn leaked, and they had to move from one spot to another, to keep out of the drippings.
The officers will be here tomorrow, and as they will be accompanied by a party of horse-militia, you must either resist them, or keep out of the way.
They are supposed to follow orders and keep out of the way of the important people.
If he could not bring it himself, he would send it by Lina, who could keep out of sight better than he, and as soon as all was quiet at night he would come to her again.
Francis went clad in stuff dyed in grain or any other goodly garb, but in coarse woollen habits innocent of the dyer's art, made to keep out the cold, and not for shew.