stave off
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stave off
verb staves off · staving off · staved off · stove off
- To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert. He drank plenty of orange juice, hoping to stave off the cold making the rounds at the office.
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Talk about this word "stave off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stave%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stave off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stave%20off "stave off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stave%20off.
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@misc{stave_off_2026,
title = {stave off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stave%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
