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staving offverbpresent participle of stave off to drive backmanaged to stave off the invaders beating off, fending (off), rebutting, repelling, repulsing, turning away, turning back defying, fighting, holding off, opposing, resisting, standing off, withstandingdeflecting, warding (off)rebuffing, snubbing, spurning embracing, hailing, welcoming to keep from happening by taking action in advancethe quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies averting, forestalling, heading off, helping, obviating, precluding, preventing anticipating, providingnegating, neutralizing, nullifyingsavingbaffling, balking, checkmating, deterring, foiling, frustrating, thwartingbarring, blocking, hampering, hindering, impeding, interfering (with), retarding, stallingdeflecting, fending (off), stopping, warding (off)avoiding, circumventing, dodging, ducking, eluding, escaping, eschewing, evading, shaking, shirking, shunningforbidding, inhibiting, prohibitingarresting, checking, halting, stoppingcompensating (for), counteracting, counterbalancing, making up (for), offsetting abetting, aiding, assistingeasing, facilitating, smoothing, uncloggingadvancing, cultivating, encouraging, forwarding, fostering, furthering, nurturing, promotingallowing, leaving, letting, permitting |