ward off
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ward off (third-person singular simple present wards off, present participle warding off, simple past and past participle warded off)
- (transitive) to parry, or turn aside
- He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
- (transitive) to avert or prevent
- He wore garlic to ward off vampires.
[edit] Translations
to parry, or turn aside
to avert or prevent