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What does at bay mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word at bay? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (set phrase) Unable to come closer; at a distance.
  2. (set phrase) Cornered; unable to flee.
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Our attachment to all the petty judgments and opinions and chatter endlessly flowing through our own heads is how we keep God at bay.
The rotation of question masters works very well as it guarantees a good variety of topics and keeps boredom at bay.
With companies retrenching and investment falling, the U.S. is relying on the high-spending habits of consumers to keep recession at bay.
He reinvents himself after committing horrific atrocities and seems to constantly try to keep the past at bay.
Using jabs to keep the bigger man at bay and hard rights to stun him time after time, Ellis handled Bonavena with surprising ease.
Divide your protein among five smaller meals per day, which also helps keep cravings at bay.

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