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ward off
Overview of verb ward-off
The verb ward off has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off -- (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike")
2. ward off -- (avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger")
Antonyms of verb ward-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ward-off
2 senses of ward off
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sense 2
ward off
=> defend
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ward-off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ward-off
2 senses of ward off
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sense 2
ward off
=> defend
'Cause To' of verb ward-off
Derived Forms of verb ward-off
Domain of verb ward-off
Domain Terms of verb ward-off
Familiarity of verb ward-off
ward off used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb ward-off
2 senses of ward off
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
ward off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb ward-off
2 senses of ward off
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
Sense 2
ward off
> defend
=> bulwark
=> protect
=> ward off
=> check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ward-off
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
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Sense 2
ward off
=> defend
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