- ward someone off
- FEND OFF, repel, repulse, beat back, chase away; informal send packing.→ ward
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ward someone off
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ward someone/something off — prevent from harming or affecting one she put up a hand as if to ward him off … Useful english dictionary
ward someone/thing off — prevent someone or something from harming or affecting one. → ward … English new terms dictionary
ward off someone — 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… … New idioms dictionary
ward off something — 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… … New idioms dictionary
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 — 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 — 1 noun (C) 1 a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay: She s in charge of three different wards. | maternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition) 2 BrE one of the small … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ward — noun 1》 a room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient. 2》 an administrative division of a city or borough, typically represented by a councillor or councillors. 3》 a child or young person under the care and control … English new terms dictionary
Ward Churchill 9/11 essay controversy — Ward Churchill, former ethnic studies professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, wrote an essay in September 2001 titled about the September 11, 2001 attacks, in which he argued that American foreign policies provoked the attacks. He… … Wikipedia
ward — ward1 [ wɔrd ] noun count * 1. ) a large room in a hospital with beds for people to stay in: a surgical/geriatric/psychiatric ward Jo is working on the maternity ward. admit someone to a ward (=bring them into hospital to stay): When Julie was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
