单词	heading off
释义	head off verb headed off; heading off; heads off transitive verb : to turn back or turn aside : block, prevent head them off at the pass attempts to head off the imminent crisis Synonyms avert forestall help obviate preclude prevent stave off See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster Word History First Known Use 1825, in the meaning defined above heading off verb present participle of head off as in preventing to keep from happening by taking action in advance if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance preventing averting staving off precluding avoiding obviating forestalling providing helping escaping anticipating interfering (with) warding (off) fending (off) shaking nullifying saving neutralizing evading compensating (for) making up (for) thwarting impeding deterring hindering hampering retarding deflecting balking foiling frustrating prohibiting eluding baffling forbidding shunning stalling negating offsetting blocking eschewing checkmating counteracting stopping counterbalancing checking ducking circumventing inhibiting dodging barring stopping shirking arresting halting Antonyms & Near Antonyms aiding assisting facilitating abetting leaving easing smoothing advancing forwarding promoting permitting letting allowing fostering furthering encouraging cultivating nurturing unclogging See More
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