- head off as a verb:
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head off
verb
1 head off
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening:
— Head off a confrontation.
synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, obviate, stave off, ward off.
Dutch: afwenden, afweren, bewaren, overbodig, verhoeden, verijdelen, vermijden, voorkomen
Moby thesaurus: avert, bear off, draw aside, ease off, edge off, fly off, gee, glance, glance off, go off, haw, jib, make way for, move aside, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side ... show more.
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