ward off
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ward off
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Cognate with German aufwarten, Middle High German ūfwarten, Luxembourgish ofwaarden.
verb wards off · warding off · warded off
- To parry, or turn aside. He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
- To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
- To avert or prevent. He wore garlic to ward off vampires.
