Any way words literally under- stood can stop a person or keep him from moving.

Anything to keep Grandma from moving back in with me.

When I put my car in park what really keeps it from moving?

"The governor was not going to let one issue keep from moving this process forward."

He had to fight to keep his lips and hands from moving on down her body, or even to pull them away.

First I tried to keep the men from moving the boards.

Someone had taken hold of his jacket to keep him from moving too fast.

It was all he could do to keep from moving closer to her.

A low wall had been built there, to keep people from moving too close.

He said the high taxes hurt business and kept young families from moving in.