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STAVE OFF

Pronunciation (US):

• STAVE OFF (verb)
The verb STAVE OFF has 1 sense:

1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Familiarity information: STAVE OFF used as a verb is very rare.

• STAVE OFF (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

avert; deflect; fend off; head off; stave off; ward off; avoid; debar; obviate

Context examples:

Let's avoid a confrontation / head off a confrontation / avert a strike

Hypernyms (to "stave off" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

"Live and let die."
(English proverb)
"When the poor man is burried, the large bell of the parish is silent"
(Breton proverb)
"Hunger is an infidel."
(Arabic proverb)
"Life does not always go over roses."
(Dutch proverb)

Useful links:
What does foreclose mean?
preclude definition
What does prevent mean?
forestall definition
What does forbid mean?

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