fend off

fend off
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
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Let's avoid a confrontation

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head off a confrontation

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avert a strike

Syn:
debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑deflect, ↑avert, ↑head off, ↑stave off, ↑avoid, ↑ward off
Derivationally related forms: ↑avoidable (for: ↑avoid), ↑avertible (for: ↑avert), ↑avertable (for: ↑avert), ↑obviation (for: ↑obviate)
Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑forestall, ↑foreclose, ↑preclude, ↑forbid
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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fend off [phrasal verb]
fend off (someone or something) or fend (someone or something) off : to defend yourself against (someone or something)

They succeeded in fending off the attack/attackers.

They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.

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Main Entry:fend

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • fend 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;… …   New thesaurus

  • fend off — index avert, block, deter, estop, parry, prevent, repel (drive back), repulse, r …   Law dictionary

  • fend off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fend off : present tense I/you/we/they fend off he/she/it fends off present participle fending off past tense fended off past participle fended off 1) to defend yourself against an attack His opponent jumped… …   English dictionary

  • fend off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. [V P n (not pron)] He looked relaxed …   English dictionary

  • fend off — verb To ward off; to drive (something) away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort. They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail …   Wiktionary

  • fend off someone — fend off (someone) 1. to stop someone from coming too near to you. She was never very good at fending off the boys. 2. to stop someone from hurting you. The young woman was able to fend off the robber. Related vocabulary: ward off… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fend 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • fend off — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, avoid, bar, beat back, beat off, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismiss, drive away, drive back, estop, exclude,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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