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ward off
verb
(tr, adverb) to turn aside or repel; avert
Idioms and Phrases
Turn aside, parry, as in He tried to ward off her blows . [Second half of 1500s]
Try to prevent, avert, as in She took vitamin C to ward off a cold . [Mid-1700s]
Example Sentences
Last year’s Outlaw tour stopped at the Bowl in late July, which at that time meant Nelson didn’t have to ward off the chilly May gray that inevitably settles after dark over the Cahuenga Pass.
A similar measure has been floated — for now unsuccessfully — to ward off mountain lions considered a threat.
Galvanized by recent lethal animal attacks — including the state’s first fatality linked to a black bear in 2023 — California lawmakers have called for harsher methods to ward off wildlife.
Jolie’s father and Nema spent the night of the fire hosing down the house in an attempt to ward off the flames.
Not to ward off angry voters - she says she doesn't recognise the collapse in Labour's national popularity - but to poke leaflets through letterboxes without being bitten by dogs.
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