To turn or drive away

• ward off

  1. To parry, or turn aside.
  2. To avert or prevent.

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  1. To parry, or turn aside.
  2. To avert or prevent.

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• repulse

  1. To drive back; repel:
  2. To rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness, or denial.
  3. To cause repugnance or distaste in:

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  1. To drive back; repel:
  2. To rebuff or reject with rudeness, coldness, or denial.
  3. To cause repugnance or distaste in:

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• repel

  1. To ward off or keep away; drive back:
  2. To offer resistance to; fight against:
  3. To refuse to accept or submit to; reject:

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  1. To ward off or keep away; drive back:
  2. To offer resistance to; fight against:
  3. To refuse to accept or submit to; reject:

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• keep off

  1. To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).

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  1. To stay or cause to stay at a distance (from).

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• fend

  1. To ward off. Often used with off:
  2. To defend.
  3. To make an effort to resist:

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  1. To ward off. Often used with off:
  2. To defend.
  3. To make an effort to resist:

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• beat off

  1. To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, chiefly US, Canada) To masturbate, usually a man of himself.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) To waste time.

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  1. To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively.
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, chiefly US, Canada) To masturbate, usually a man of himself.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial) To waste time.

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To ward off

• hold-one-s-own

  1. (idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.

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  1. (idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself.

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• rebuff

  1. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.
  2. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action:
  3. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:

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  1. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer.
  2. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action:
  3. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:

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• rebuke

  1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. To check or repress.

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  1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. To check or repress.

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To avoid

• dodge

  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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• shun

  1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of:
  2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  3. To stay away from; not go to:

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  1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of:
  2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  3. To stay away from; not go to:

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