| snub(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| spurn(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control) |
| check(verb, control, cut, separate, reject) |
| hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control) |
| hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| stop(verb, separate, prevent, avoid, resist) |
| block(verb, separate, remove, delay, prevent) |
| defend(verb, separate, secure, prevent, resist) |
| dodge(verb, move, cut, block, avoid) |
| drive away(verb, expression, cut, check, separate) |
| fence(verb, move, cut, block, avoid) |
| head off |
| hinder(verb, remove, delay, avoid, preclude) |
| preclude(verb, stop, separate, remove, halt) |
| anticipate |
| brush off(verb, expression, cut, check, separate) |
| chase away(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool) |
| cut(verb, move, separate, reject, cool) |
| deter(verb, stop, separate, remove, halt) |