head sb/sth off
— phrasal verb with head uk/hed/us/hed/verb
to force someone or something to change direction:
I tried to head the dog off by running towards it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing direction
- about-turn
- bear
- branch off
- branch off sth
- decoy
- deflect
- deflection
- diversion
- divert
- glance
- glance off (sth)
- head
- oscillate
- peaked
- sheer
- slew 1
- turn
- U-turn
- veer
- yo-yo
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