phrasal verb

Stave off

Letter SInseparable

Stave off

Delay, prevent something from happening

Meanings

Delay, prevent something from happening (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

The medicine STAVED OFF the worst of the disease.

Related

stave + …Same base verb … + offSame particle

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