to stop something from happening
I bought a pound of Cox's Orange Pippins to stave off the hunger pains and hit the road.
In an effort to stave off the inevitable polishing away of the ice, the monuments are carved many times life-size.
Mrs Higgins made his meals, bustled about the flat, and said she would stave off callers.
Some were built to stave off attacks that were sure to come from their Muslim neighbors.
We’re still trying to stave off a trade war with the US.
staves off
staving off
staved off
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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