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STAVE OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Example:
avert a strike
Synonyms:
avert; avoid; debar; deflect; fend off; forefend; forfend; head off; obviate; stave off; ward off
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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
