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Learn the meaning of keep away as a phrasal verb and a noun, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say keep away in different languages and contexts.
Learn the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb keep away, which means to maintain a physical distance or to avoid something. See examples, synonyms, and related expressions.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and synonyms of keep away, a phrasal verb that means to avoid or prevent going near somebody or something. See examples and pictures from Oxford University Press.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb phrase 'keep away' in British English. See examples of 'keep away' in sentences from various sources and synonyms of 'keep away'.
1. keep away - prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool". prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles".
Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, or Monkey, is a children's game in which two or more players must pass a ball to one another, while another player (in the middle) attempts to intercept it.
Keep away definition: to refrain or prevent from coming (near). See examples of KEEP AWAY used in a sentence.
