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keeping off

keeping off is the present participle and gerund of keep off.

Meaning of keep off

Verb

keep off (third-person singular simple present keeps off, present participle keeping off, simple past and past participle kept off)

  1. (ambitransitive) To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).
    • Please keep off the grass.

Questions about keeping off

What is keeping off the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping off is the present participle and gerund of keep off.

Words near keeping off in the dictionary

  1. keeping it moving
  2. keeping it one hundred
  3. keeping it together
  4. keeping it up
  5. keeping measures
  6. keeping off
  7. keeping off the street
  8. keeping off the streets
  9. keeping on
  10. keeping on about
  11. keeping on keeping on

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