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12
ward off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
11
fend off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
rule out(verb, phrasal verb, stop, check)
5
head off(verb, stop, restrain, halt)
4
beat off(hold, control, cut, check)
4
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
3
drive back(verb, cut, check, separate)
3
hold at bay(idiom, hold, control, check)
3
keep at bay(verb, idiom, control, cut)
3
keep off(verb, cut, check, separate)
3
push back(verb, cut, check, separate)
3
put off(verb, stop, check, keep)
3
turn aside(verb, stop, check, separate)
2
brush off(verb, cut, check, separate)
2
drive away(verb, cut, check, separate)
2
drive off(verb, cut, separate, cool)
2
fight for(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
guard against(hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
2
hang fire(reject, halt, delay, bar)
2
hang up(verb, reject, halt, delay)
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