stave off

Letters that make stave off

s, a, o, e, f, t, v are letters that make 'stave off'

Words within stave off

stave, off, Ta, Av are words within 'stave off'

1 possible definitions for 'stave off'

Stave Off as "prevent the occurrence of, prevent from happening"

Under this definition, stave off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

debar, avoid, ward off, deflect, avert, forefend, forfend, obviate, head off, fend off have the same meaning as 'stave off'

stave off as a type

'stave off' can be a type of foreclose, prevent, forestall, preclude, forbid.

Derivatives of stave off

avertable, evitable, avoidable, avertible, obviation, forestalling, preclusion are derivatives of 'stave off'.


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