Fend+off
51ward someone off — FEND OFF, repel, repulse, beat back, chase away; informal send packing. → ward …
52fend away — verb To turn something away; to ward off. She fended away his eager hands …
53fend — I Cleveland Dialect List to be careful and industrious...; to manage or make shift II North Country (Newcastle) Words to endeavour, to make shift, to be industrious, to struggle with difficulties, to ward off …
54Stiff-arm fend — The Heisman Trophy in American college football shows a player anticipating a stiff arm fend. The stiff arm fend (known as a hand off in rugby league and rugby union and sometimes as a don t argue in Australia or a straight arm in American… …
55ward off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fend off, parry, turn aside, defend against. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. fend off, deflect, avert, parry, turn aside, block, defend, *keep at bay, rebuff, check, repulse. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To turn or… …
56stave off — verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (Freq. 3) Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑ …
57ward 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, ↑ …
58hold off — Synonyms and related words: abstain, adjourn, be dilatory, beat back, beat off, blench, block, boggle, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, continue, counter, cut, defer, delay, demur, dismiss, dispense with, do without, drag out,… …
59ward off — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, anticipate, avert, bar, beat around, beat back, beat off, beg the question, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, debar, deflect, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismiss,… …
60keep off — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, 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, fend,… …
