keep out

Questions about keep out

What does keep out mean?

keep out means "prevent from entering; shut out". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for keep out?

Close synonyms include exclude, shut out, shut. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is keep out a common word?

keep out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.