Definition of keep-away:
(v) :
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(v) :
(transitive) To remain faithful to a given promise or word.
(v) :
(transitive) To hold the status of something.
(v) :
To maintain possession of.
(v) :
(ditransitive) To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state.
(v) :
(transitive) To record transactions, accounts, or events in.