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stave off
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To fend off or defend against something hostile
To avert or forestall by taking preventative action
To halt an activity or task temporarily
Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repel
repulse
rebut
resist
oppose
counter
retaliate
fend off
ward off
beat off
fight off
turn away
push back
turn back
defend against
defend yourself
fight back
put up a fight
hold off
keep at bay
keep off
keep away
drive away
send packing
drive back
rebuff
deflect
parry
check
discourage
hold back
put to flight
beat back
hold at bay
deter
foil
thrust back
brush off
frustrate
see off
chase away
keep at arm's length
force back
protect against
force away
nix
set back
stop
send away
avert
keep at a distance
turn aside
avoid
curb
bottle up
restrain
reply
conceal
repress
defend
contain
control
suppress
riposte
combat
fight
prevent
negate
knock down
drive off
force off
stand off
tackle
attack
oppugn
battle
beat
contravene
defy
contend with
match
meet
stand up to
fly in the face of
put up a fight against
take on
contest
challenge
withstand
dispute
struggle against
buck
contend
confront
thwart
strive against
cross
face
hinder
obstruct
controvert
block
object to
go against
take a stand against
take issue with
gainsay
impede
fight against
be anti
be hostile to
be in opposition to
argue against
face down
speak out against
be in defiance of
set your face against
contradict
encounter
deny
dislike
be against
assail
disagree
disagree with
disapprove
dissent
assault
react
counteract
disapprove of
protest
vie
wrestle
inhibit
halt
refuse
stem
face off
not support
not countenance
rival
war
rebel against
argue with
frown at
pit
quarrel with
take up arms against
call in question
run counter to
react against
speak against
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
play off
revolt against
agitate against
rise up against
balk
US
reluct
question
countervail
stonewall
campaign against
disaffirm
impugn
dissent with
lock horns with
baulk at
dig in your heels
kick against
refuse to accept
negative
duel
tangle with
put up an argument
oppose action
compete against
compete with
spare no effort
baulk
UK
traverse
eliminate
end
act against
resolve
clash
battle against
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
try to put out
try to extinguish
do battle with
fight with
compete
set upon
launch
battle with
begin battle with
strike
skirmish with
clash with
engage
grapple with
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
struggle
mount an attack on
enter into combat with
fall on
wage war on
jockey
race
jostle
strive
come to close quarters with
feud
grapple
give battle to
join battle with
scramble for
go for
sweat
play
go for broke
push
lock horns
jockey for position
wage war
go for the gold
match yourself against
be rivals
go for the jugular
cross swords
put in opposition
set against
set as rivals
argue
take
counterattack
withstay
take issue
take a stand
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“The inhabitants of Leptis and Oea were unable to
stave off
the invading barbarians.”
Verb
▲
To avert or forestall by taking preventative action
prevent
avert
forestall
preclude
hinder
block
obviate
avoid
help
delay
deflect
ward off
head off
hold off
hold back
keep at bay
fend off
stop
foil
thwart
obstruct
impede
check
deter
forfend
defend against
frustrate
inhibit
arrest
curb
halt
restrain
intercept
put a stop to
baulk
UK
counteract
balk
US
counter
circumvent
oppose
prohibit
restrict
repress
stall
rule out
shut out
turn aside
nip in the bud
retard
repel
anticipate
bar
resist
derail
defeat
stymie
evade
nullify
hamper
sidestep
crimp
skirt
keep
trammel
stonewall
repulse
parry
interfere with
steer clear of
divert
fence
keep off
put an end to
circumnavigate
guard
screen
defend
bulwark
bypass
pre-empt
spoil
scupper
ward
fend
save
preempt
interrupt
withstand
put off
guard against
keep at arm's length
hold at bay
protect
cramp
shield
safeguard
secure
get out of
escape
rebuff
cover
interdict
stand in the way of
second-guess
eliminate
debar
keep lid on
take down
get ahead of
get in before
beat someone to the punch
shield against
fight off
hold
turn off
beat someone to it
provide against
safeguard against
keep back
secure against
protect against
beat someone to the draw
defend oneself against
desist
steal a march on
shirk
withhold
shake
keep from happening
shun
forefend
stay
bring an end to
act against
draw away
turn away
cross
damp
let
chill
cool
dampen
discontinue
cease
put paid to
beat
commandeer
be early
be one step ahead of
pick off
act in advance of
prepare for
cut off
head off at pass
suppress
scotch
overturn
shunt
turn
veer
except
disrupt
limit
discourage
quiet
pour cold water on
indispose
put a damper on
throw cold water on
control
look away
shove aside
turn from
crash
wreck
put the stopper on
stump
ditch
take wind out of
ruin
upset
do for
outwit
juke
put the kibosh on
unsettle
make impossible
make it impossible for
exclude
prevent the occurrence of
factor out
remove
get rid of
do away with
get round
foreclose
take away
make unnecessary
shelter
preserve
preoccupy
forecast
monopolize
US
project
expect
foresee
envision
predict
refrain from
monopolise
UK
en garde
elude
shield yourself from
rebuke
harbor
US
conserve
harbour
UK
fortify
dodge
care for
barricade
watch
take in
look after
house
beat off
keep safe
watch over
provide sanctuary
be the defender of
give sanctuary
keep from harm
insure
hedge
repel danger
uphold
garrison
withhold from
desist from
stay away
stay away from
refuse
forbear
deny oneself
leave off
give up
kick
negate
make up for
get around
steer clear
forgo
shrink from
abstain from
abstain
renounce
neutralize
US
shake off
restrain from
keep from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
eschew
skip out on
do without
neutralise
UK
forbear from
shy from
stand up for
postpone
intermit
encumber
choke
clog
slow
detain
bring to screeching halt
close off
make late
hobble
confine
hold up
brake
defer
put back
shut off
get in the way of
shut down
back off
shackle
bog down
slow up
hold off on
choke off
hog-tie
remit
put a brake on
prolong
set back
shelve
hamstring
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
prorogue
pause
fetter
hold over
handcuff
protract
retardate
cripple
cumber
slow down
stave
forbid
baffle
dash
proscribe
ban
outlaw
disallow
veto
embargo
criminalize
US
curtail
criminalise
UK
hang up
make illegal
snooker
discomfit
disappoint
enjoin
checkmate
annul
upset the applecart
dam
reduce
place an embargo on
lessen
crab
interfere
quash
contain
taboo
contravene
foul up
screw up
tie up
get in the way
cancel
declare illegal
stem
handicap
diminish
staunch
bridle
stanch
decrease
estop
manacle
embarrass
smash
constrain
sabotage
invalidate
blackball
boycott
offset
nobble
bork
obscure
queer
bilk
black
crush
stifle
banish
short-circuit
destroy
mess up
put the mockers on
freeze
illegalize
put a spoke in someone's wheel
disqualify
throw monkey wrench in
penalise
UK
penalize
US
pass by
box in
cramp one's style
officially forbid
close down
ice out
declare ineligible
be a hindrance to
kill
put the lid on
pass up
buck
louse up
plug
disconcert
strangulate
extinguish
end
throw a curve
quell
decelerate
bottleneck
put the brakes on
take out of play
muzzle
burden
shatter
slacken
scuttle
confront
confound
squash
rattle
undo
dish
sink
queer someone's pitch
throw a spoke in the wheel of
crool
banjax
blank
counterplot
bury
render null and void
overcome
lick
conquer
dash one's hope
give the run around
bring to an end
sweep aside
be the end of
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
take wind out of sails
bottle up
nix
put half nelson on
spike
jam up
put down
zing
cork
lock up
regulate
put chill on
put a lock on
put a stopper in
bring to a standstill
smother
compose
collect
root
rein
traverse
rein in
keep in check
give the slip
hold in
put the brakes on
keep under control
simmer down
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
censor
give the red light to
counterpoise
countervail
cancel out
negative
give the thumbs down to
sandbag
declare taboo
put the chill on
say no
throttle
balance
complicate
correct
remedy
compensate for
balance out
equilibrize
counterweigh
even out
weigh down
monkey with
rectify
fix
stabilise
UK
countercheck
right
counterwork
go against
redress
stabilize
US
respond
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“The observance of a few simple rules will
stave off
danger until assistance can be procured.”
Verb
▲
To halt an activity or task temporarily
suspend
postpone
delay
defer
shelve
adjourn
table
prorogue
reschedule
mothball
stay
pigeonhole
interrupt
retard
hold
recess
intermit
protract
prorogate
procrastinate
check
withhold
disband
file
waive
bar
can
inactivate
put off
hold over
put back
put on ice
hold off
hold up
hold in abeyance
put aside
lay over
put in cold storage
put on hold
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
lay aside
hang fire
call a halt to
keep in abeyance
put on back burner
put in abeyance
pink-slip
hang up
count out
push back
rule out
put on the shelf
remit
respite
put over
hold off on
continue
stall
prolong
carry over
extend
set aside
break off
sideline
detain
pause
stand over
suspend proceedings
hold back
take five
take a break
take a breather
give rain check
put to one side
break up
slow
dismiss
knock off
give a rain check
slow up
take a recess
do later
set back
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
park
reserve
retain
suppress
hang
cool
reprieve
contain
temporise
UK
temporize
US
take offline
forestay
hinder
block
impede
lengthen
obstruct
put on one side
discontinue
be suspended
end
be put on hold
leave to another time
take a raincheck
cool it
slow down
take a breather from
put on a back burner
rise
stop
slow pedal
break
call it a day
take a rain check
rearrange
reorganize
US
freeze
reorganise
UK
shut up
put out of commission
pack away
decommission
put into storage
take time out
call time
take ten
tie up
put something off
keep back
hamper
wait
leave
restrain
curb
restrict
inhibit
trammel
arrest
hamstring
fetter
encumber
clog
hang back
cumber
refrain from
retardate
brake
sit tight
crimp
take no action
choke
avoid doing something
play a waiting game
interfere with
bring to screeching halt
close off
hold your horses
shut off
let up
shut down
back off
bog down
keep from doing something
choke off
put a brake on
change the date
take down
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
bide your time
rebook
neglect
renounce
avoid
thwart
foil
stymie
derail
halt
hobble
repress
prevent
cramp
cripple
lie in wait
be patient
fill time
keep your shirt on
shackle
deter
confine
frustrate
handcuff
make late
get in the way of
hog-tie
stand in the way of
re-reserve
book again
refrain
surcease
desist
rest
elongate
handicap
draw out
drag out
stretch
stretch out
outstretch
decelerate
perpetuate
wire-draw
sustain
balk
US
slacken
baffle
spin out
pad
string out
keep going
keep up
prolongate
carry on
draw
extend the duration of
make longer
expand
drag on
keep something going
go on with
lessen
mire
bog
baulk
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