Definitions for stave off
stave off

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1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

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1. stave offverb

   to prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert

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1. stave off

   To stave off means to prevent something undesirable from happening or to keep it from affecting you for a certain period of time.

Matched Categories

1. • Prevent

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stave off in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stave off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of stave off in a Sentence

1. Nile Gardiner:

   Airstrikes are only a limited means of warfare -- eventually you are going to need, I believe, a U.S. ground presence in order to defeat ISIS, airstrikes are very limited in their capacity … in order to stave off the ISIS threat; we have to have a strategy for victory, not containment.

2. Samantha Heller:

   Research is pretty consistent that fiber in plant foods like whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds helps stave off all kinds of diseases, going very low carb as a lifestyle is not necessary for most of us, nor is it the healthiest or the most realistic approach to a healthy diet.

3. Yoon Tae-ho:

   There has been a stagnating trend in Daegu cases despite a slight increase today, the situation happening in the Seoul metropolitan area is unlikely to lead to that of the Daegu region ... but we will make maximum efforts to stave off further spread.

4. Thomas Sedlak:

   For people predisposed to heart disease, we know that changes in diet and exercise can help stave off the disease, but there isn’t anything like that for severe mental disorders yet.

5. Jeffrey Lee:

   I think it's a way to stave off a sense of panic or too much alarm, knowing that there are things we can do is powerful for people in church or out of church.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stave off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stave_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
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