avoid vs keep off

avoid and keep off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avoid	No	No	Yes	No
keep off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, keep off is a hyponym of avoid; that is, keep off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than avoid:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
keep off: refrain from entering or walking onto

As verbs, avoid and keep off are synonyms defined as:

avoid (verb)	keep off (verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something	refrain from entering or walking onto
refrain from certain foods or beverages	refrain from certain foods or beverages
declare invalid
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
refrain from doing something