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head off

verb
headed off; heading off; heads off

Definition of head off

transitive verb

: to turn back or turn aside : block, prevent head them off at the pass attempts to head off the imminent crisis
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Examples of head off in a Sentence

if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster

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1825, in the meaning defined above

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