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Ward off Moderate

Ward off has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

"Let's avoid a confrontation"

"head off a confrontation"

"avert a strike"

2

avert, turn away, or repel

"Ward off danger"

3

To parry, or turn aside.

Example Sentences
"Let's avoid a confrontation" verb
"head off a confrontation" verb
"avert a strike" verb
"Ward off danger" verb
See Also
cautionary knock on wood warded off straight arm parry apotropaic defend keep wolf from door
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
prevent defend
Rhyming Words
off boff hoff doff coff loff moff koff toff goff geoff scoff swoff groff cloff droff gnoff feoff snoff nroff
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