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What does keep away mean?

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

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To refrain from coming (near).
  2. (transitive) To prevent from coming (near).
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The police exhorted the villagers to keep away from the influence of alcohol and illicit distilled arrack in the interest of their health.
While I'm waiting for my magnifying glass to turn up I shall keep away from painting miniatures.
Britain's countryside was placed on red alert yesterday as both city and rural dwellers were told to keep away from farmland.
I have set a nipperkin of toddy by me, just by way of spell, to keep away the meikle.
The Clinic has plans to market insecticidal papers which need to be interleafed in books and magazines to keep away silverfish and bookworms.
I was curious after someone suggested that foul language would keep away readers.

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