| 单词 | head something off |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to prevent or avert good at spotting trouble on the way and heading it off Synonyms prevent We took steps to prevent it happening. These methods prevent pregnancy. stop I think she really would have liked to stop everything right there. avert A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. parry My opponent parried every blow I got close enough to attempt. fend off ward off forestall They had done little to forestall the attack. Additional synonymsin the sense of avert Definition to ward off A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. Synonyms ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall, deflectin the sense of forestall Definition to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand They had done little to forestall the attack. Synonyms prevent, stop, frustrate, anticipate, head off, parry, thwart, intercept, hinder, preclude, balk, circumvent, obviate (formal), nip in the bud, provide against in the sense of parry Definition to ward off (an attack) My opponent parried every blow I got close enough to attempt. Synonyms ward off, block, deflect, repel, rebuff, fend off, stave off, repulse, hold at bay Nearby words of |
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