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to avert (ward off) danger

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  • ward off — verb 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let s avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike • Syn: ↑debar, ↑forefend, ↑forfend, ↑obviate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Avert — A*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See {Verse}, n.] To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • avert — I verb amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart,… …   Law dictionary

  • ward something off — 1 she warded off the blow: PARRY, avert, deflect, block; evade, avoid, dodge. 2 garlic is worn to ward off evil spirits: REBUFF, avert, keep at bay …   Useful english dictionary

  • ward — wardless, adj. /wawrd/, n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital …   Universalium

  • ward — /wɔd / (say wawd) noun 1. a division or district of a municipality, city or town, as for administrative or representative purposes. 2. a division of a hospital or the like, as for a particular class of patients: a convalescent ward. 3. each of… …  

  • ward — [[t]wɔrd[/t]] n. 1) gov a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes 2) gov one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided 3) a division or large room of a hospital for a …   From formal English to slang

  • ward — n. & v. n. 1 a separate room or division of a hospital, prison, etc. (men s surgical ward). 2 a Brit. an administrative division of a constituency, usu. electing a councillor or councillors etc. b esp. US a similar administrative division. 3 a a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ward — n. & v. n. 1 a separate room or division of a hospital, prison, etc. (men s surgical ward). 2 a Brit. an administrative division of a constituency, usu. electing a councillor or councillors etc. b esp. US a similar administrative division. 3 a a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • avert — 1. verb a) To turn aside or away. To avert the eyes from an object. b) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of …   Wiktionary

  • ward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. watch, guard, defend, protect; fend, parry, stave [off]. n. watch, guard, defense, protector; care, charge, custody; protégé[e], dependent, minor; precinct, district; hospital room. See repulsion,… …   English dictionary for students

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