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Ward off

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To parry, or turn aside. transitive

    "He raised his arms to ward off the attack."

  2. 2
    avert, turn away, or repel wordnet
  3. 3
    To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
  4. 4
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off wordnet
  5. 5
    To avert or prevent. transitive

    "He wore garlic to ward off vampires."

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