Definitionen
1.VerbTo prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert."Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action."
2.VerbTo preclude or bar from happening, render impossible."In French, an aspired h forestalls elision."
3.VerbTo purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4.VerbTo anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
5.VerbTo deprive (with of).
6.VerbTo obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
7.NounAn ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
8.NounSomething situated or placed in front.