keep away verb 2/ˈkipəˌweɪ/ noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To refrain from coming (near).I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down. •To prevent from coming (near).Keep your children away from the construction site: it's dangerous! keep-away /ˈkipəˌweɪ/ noun1 •A children's game in which players pass an object, usually a ball, between each other while trying to prevent a selected player from intercepting it, and if said selected player catches the ball, he or she exchanges places with whoever last touched it. formskept away · keeping away · keeps away