Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
stay clear of, avoid;
- Example: "Keep your hands off my wife!"- Example: "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"[syn: stand back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep one's hands off, stay away]
2. stand away from an object or person;
- Example: "He stood back to look at her"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stand back
v 1: stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep
your distance from this man--he is dangerous" [syn: stand
back, keep one's eyes off, keep one's distance, keep
one's hands off, stay away]
2: stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look
at her"