keep something out
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keep something out of something — ˌkeep sb/sthˈout (of sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from entering a place • Keep that dog out of my study! Main entry: ↑keepderived … Useful english dictionary
keep something from something — ˈkeep sth from sth derived to make sth stay out of sth • She could not keep the dismay from her voice. Main entry: ↑keepderived … Useful english dictionary
keep something from — 1》 cause something to remain a secret from (someone). 2》 cause something to stay out of: she couldn t keep the dismay from her voice. → keep … English new terms dictionary
keep something from — 1) cause something to remain a secret from (someone) 2) cause something to stay out of she could not keep the dismay from her voice … Useful english dictionary
shut someone/something out — 1 he shut me out of the house: LOCK OUT, keep out, refuse entrance to. 2 she shut out the memories: BLOCK, suppress. 3 the bamboo shut out the light: KEEP OUT, block out, screen, veil … Useful english dictionary
stake something out — 1 builders staked out the plot: MARK OFF/OUT, demarcate, measure out, delimit, fence off, section off, close off, shut off, cordon off. 2 (informal) the police staked out his flat: OBSERVE, watch, keep an eye on, keep under observation, keep… … Useful english dictionary
carry something out — 1 they carried out a Caesarean: CONDUCT, perform, implement, execute. 2 I carried out my promise to her: FULFIL, carry through, honour, redeem, make good; k … Useful english dictionary
block something out — 1 trees blocked out the light: CONCEAL, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop. 2 block out an area in charcoal: ROUGH OUT, sketch out … Useful english dictionary
drag something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue. → drag * * * extract information from someone against their will the truth was being dragged out of us * * * ˌdrag sthˈout derived to make sth… … Useful english dictionary
block something out — trees blocked out the light Syn: conceal, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop … Thesaurus of popular words
