STAY OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stay off mean? 

• STAY OFF (verb)
  The verb STAY OFF has 1 sense:

1. refrain from entering or walking onto

  Familiarity information: STAY OFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAY OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refrain from entering or walking onto

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

keep off; stay off

Context example:

stay off the premises

Hypernyms (to "stay off" is one way to...):

avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Then, even if you get treatment, it can be hard to stay off the drug.

(Cocaine, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Residents were told to stay off the roads and businesses and ferries were closed to make way for vaccination teams.

(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)