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STAVE OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stave off mean? 

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.


 Dictionary entry details 


STAVE OFF (verb)


Sense 1stave off [BACK TO TOP]

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


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