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Head off

verb
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.verbTo begin moving away.
"We will head off on our holidays tomorrow."
2.verbTo intercept.
"The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass."
3.verbTo avoid the undesirable consequences of; prevent.
"The government took steps to head off summertime shortages of gasoline."
4.verbTo turn away from the wind.

Synonyms

cut offward offavertstave offdebarobviateavoidfend offdeflecthead outget awayhead off at the pass
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