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phrasal verbIf you stave off something bad, or if you stave it off, you succeed in stopping it happening for a while. The reforms were a desperate attempt to stave off defeat. [VERB PARTICLE noun] But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to staveit off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] More Synonyms of stave off See full dictionary entry for stavestave off in British Englishverb(tr, adverb) to avert or hold off (something undesirable or harmful), esp temporarily to stave off hunger stave off in American English to ward off, hold off, or put off, as by force, guile, etc. See full dictionary entry for stave Examples of 'stave off' in a sentencestave off Definition to delay (something) for a short time a desperate attempt to stave off defeat Synonyms hold off ward off fend off keep at bay keep at arm's length Additional synonymsDefinition to ward off A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. Synonyms ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall, deflectDefinition to avoid answering (a question) Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question. Synonyms avoid answering, parry, circumvent, fend off, balk, cop out of (slang), fence, fudge, hedge, prevaricate, flannel (British, informal), beat about the bush about, equivocateDefinition 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 - status
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- staunch
- stave off
- stay
- stay in
- stay out of something
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