ward off

ward off
Synonyms and related words:
about the bush, anticipate, avert, bar, beat around, beat back, beat off, beg the question, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismiss, dodge, drive away, drive back, duck, equivocate, estop, exclude, fence, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hedge, help, hem and haw, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, keep at bay, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, pack off, parry, preclude, prevent, prohibit, pull away, pull back, push back, pussyfoot, put back, put off, rebuff, rebut, recoil, refuse, repel, repulse, rule out, save, send away, send off, send packing, sheer off, shift, shift off, shrink, shy, shy away, shy off, sidestep, snub, spurn, stave off, step aside, stop, swerve, thrust back, turn aside, turn back

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  • ward off — (someone/something) to try to keep away someone or something that would hurt you. He raised his arm at the elbow to ward off the blow. They have a “No Trespassing” sign out front to ward off anyone who happens by. She often gets headaches, so she …   New idioms dictionary

  • ward 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 …   New thesaurus

  • ward off — index avert, contain (restrain), counter, debar, deter, estop, forestall, parry …   Law dictionary

  • ward off — verb 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ward off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms ward off : present tense I/you/we/they ward off he/she/it wards off present participle warding off past tense warded off past participle warded off to do something to prevent someone or something from harming… …   English dictionary

  • ward off — 1) we use this lotion to ward off gnats Syn: fend off, repel, repulse, beat back, chase away; informal send packing 2) she warded off the blow Syn: parry, avert, deflect, block; evade, avoid, d …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • ward off — PHRASAL VERB To ward off a danger or illness means to prevent it from affecting you or harming you. [V P n (not pron)] She may have put up a fight to try to ward off her assailant... [V P n (not pron)] Mass burials are now under way in an effort… …   English dictionary

  • ward off — verb a) to parry, or turn aside He raised his arms to ward off the attack. b) to avert or prevent He wore garlic to ward off vampires …   Wiktionary

  • ward off — {v. phr.} To deflect; avert. * /Vitamin C is known to ward off the common cold./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ward off — {v. phr.} To deflect; avert. * /Vitamin C is known to ward off the common cold./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ward off — phr verb Ward off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blow, ↑disaster, ↑spirit …   Collocations dictionary

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