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fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, cut)
12
repel(verb, upset, cover, beat, separate)
11
block(verb, stop, upset, beat, separate)
11
avert(verb, stop, separate, reject, slip)
10
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
10
deflect(verb, separate, reject, block)
8
fend(verb, stop, cover, separate, turn)
8
rebuff(verb, stop, cut, separate, reject)
7
rebut(verb, stop, upset, break, cut)
7
resist(verb, cut, cover, separate, reject)
7
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
6
defend(verb, stop, cover, separate, return)
6
repulse(verb, upset, beat, separate, reject)
5
stop(verb, separate, resist, defend)
4
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
4
drive back(verb, expression, cut, separate, reject)
4
forestall(verb, stop, separate, block)
4
hold off(verb, expression, cut, separate, cool)
4
keep at bay(expression, idiom, cut, separate, cool)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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