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WARD OFF

Pronunciation (US):

• WARD OFF (verb)
The verb WARD OFF has 2 senses:

1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
2. avert, turn away, or repel

Familiarity information: WARD OFF used as a verb is rare.

• WARD OFF (verb)

Sense 1

ward off ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "ward 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

Sense 2

ward off ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Avert, turn away, or repel

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Context example:

Ward off danger

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

defend (be on the defensive; act against an attack)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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(Bulgarian proverb)
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(Armenian proverb)
"Away from the eye, out of the heart."
(Dutch proverb)

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forbid definition
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