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KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does keep one's distance mean? 

KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE (verb)
  The verb KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE has 1 sense:

1. stay clear of, avoidplay

  Familiarity information: KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KEEP ONE'S DISTANCE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stay clear of, avoid

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

keep one's distance; keep one's eyes off; keep one's hands off; stand back; stay away

Context example:

Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous

Hypernyms (to "keep one's distance" is one way to...):

be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


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