to avert a catastrophe
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to prevent the exercise of a right
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to head off a quarrel
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to prevent an accident
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to avert an accident
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to intercept a letter
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to move heaven and earth
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to stand in someone's way
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to keep someone down
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to inhibit someone from doing sth
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to prevent someone from doing something
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to keep someone from something
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to obviate sb's objection
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to obviate sb's objections
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to provide against something
Verb
to head off something
Verb
to provide for something
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to set something back
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to satisfy an execution
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to stop the spread of a disease
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to forestall a crisis
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to avoid double taxation
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to impediment to the free exercise of religion
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to keep a lid on prices
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to stave off foreclosure
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to prevent the course of justice
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to buy out the execution
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to save of bankruptcy
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to keep back the crowd
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to prevent the murderer from being lynched
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to guard against accidents
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to lodge caution with the registrar
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to keep the wolf from the door
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to stem back liberalism
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to satisfy an execution
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to prevent competition
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to intercept the trade
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to crack down on tax evasion
Verb, Accounting
to bar someone from a competition
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