stave+off
61keep off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fend off, stave off, hold off, avert; see defend 1 , prevent , repel 1 . interj. Syn. Hands off! Stay away! Stop! Keep off the grass! No trespassing! No hunting or fishing! Private property! II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb… …
62fend someone/something off — Syn: ward off, head off, stave off, hold off, repel, repulse, resist, fight off …
63fend off — [v] keep at bay avert, avoid, beat off*, deflect, drive back*, hold at bay*, keep at a distance, keep at arm’s length*, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, resist, snub, spurn, stave off, turn aside, ward off;… …
64fight off — fight back / fight off [v] defend oneself beat off*, bottle up*, check, contain, control, curb, fend off, hold at bay*, hold back, keep at bay*, oppose, put up fight, repel, reply, repress, repulse, resist, restrain, retaliate, stave off, ward… …
65ward off — ward [n1] district area, canton, department, diocese, division, parish, precinct, quarter, territory, zone; concepts 508,513 ward [n2] custody; person in one’s custody adopted child, care, charge, child, client, dependent, foster child, godchild …
66hold something off — RESIST, repel, repulse, rebuff, parry, deflect, fend off, stave off, ward off, keep at bay. → hold * * * ˌhold sb/sthˈoff derived to stop sb/sth defeating you • She held off all the last minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.… …
67fend off something — fend off (something) to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off something …
68fend off — (something) to prevent something from happening. A politician has to learn how to fend off unfriendly questions, especially from the press. Related vocabulary: stave off something …
69beat someone/something off — Syn: repel, fight off, fend off, stave off, repulse, drive away/back, push back …
70head someone/something off — 1) he went to head off the visitors Syn: intercept, divert, redirect, re route, turn away 2) they headed off an argument Syn: forestall, avert, stave off, nip in the bud, prevent, avoid …
