Related Words for stave off

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WordSyllablesCategories
avert
x/
Verb, Verb
avoid
x/
Verb, Verb
debar
x/
Verb, Verb, Noun
deflect
x/
Noun, Verb
fend off
//
Phrase, Verb
head off
//
Phrase, Verb
obviate
/xx
Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
ward off
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb
rise above
/x/
Phrase, Verb
save someone's skin
//x/
Phrase, Verb
fight shy of
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put the kibosh on
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
step back
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
foil
/
Noun
avoid like the plague
x//x/
Phrase, Verb
stay out
//
Phrase, Verb
fight off
//
Phrase, Verb
look before one leaps
/x///
Phrase, Verb
batten down the hatches
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
beat off
//
Phrase, Verb
save the day
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
beg off
//
Phrase, Verb
get around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
choke off
//
Phrase, Verb
get something over with
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
stop short
//
Phrase, Verb
keep one's guard up
////
Phrase, Verb
keep one's nose clean
////
Phrase, Verb
give someone the slip
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
get away with
/x//
Phrase, Verb
keep the wolf from the door
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
stand off
//
Phrase, Verb
skate over
//x
Phrase, Verb
break one's fall
///
Phrase, Verb
keep one's head above water
///x//x
Phrase, Verb
walk away from
/x//
Phrase, Verb
nip in the bud
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
bring up short
///
Phrase, Verb
dodge a bullet
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
put a damper on
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
keep one's powder dry
///x/
Phrase, Verb
save someone's bacon
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
keep a close watch
/x//
Phrase, Verb
knock on wood
///
Phrase, Verb
run off
//
Phrase, Verb
buy time
//
Phrase, Verb
make a run for it
/x///
Phrase, Verb
warn
/
Verb
deke
x
Name
skip out
//
Phrase, Verb
watch one's back
///
Phrase, Verb
keep one's head
///
Phrase, Verb
flinch
/
Verb
stop at nothing
///x
Phrase, Verb
play for time
///
Phrase, Verb
drag one's feet
///
Phrase, Verb
go out of one's way
/////
Phrase, Verb
keep an eye on
////
Phrase, Verb
strike in
/x
Phrase, Verb
watch one's step
///
Phrase, Verb
keep one's eyes open
////x
Phrase, Verb
put a lid on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
strike a blow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bottle
/x
Noun
stand between
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit a snag
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get one's skates on
////
Phrase, Verb
make short work of
////
Phrase, Verb
give something a miss
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
balk
/
Noun
knock off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
run for one's life
////
Phrase, Verb
talk one's way out of
/////
Phrase, Verb
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
run afoul of
/x//
Phrase, Verb
look out
//
Phrase, Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
keep one's head down
////
Phrase, Verb
live through
//
Phrase, Verb
hedge one's bets
///
Phrase, Verb
keep watch
//
Phrase, Verb
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
put paid to
///
Phrase, Verb
cheese
/
Noun
wait out
//
Phrase, Verb
come off
//
Phrase, Verb
drive off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
keep the peace
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cover one's tracks
/x//
Phrase, Verb
take time out
///
Phrase, Verb
hold one's horses
//xx
Phrase, Verb
watch out
//
Phrase, Verb
stay put
//
Phrase, Verb
look over one's shoulder
//x//x
Phrase, Verb
drive away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hang back
//
Phrase, Verb
err on the side of caution
//x///x
Phrase, Verb
keep a lid on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
come through
//
Phrase, Verb
soften the blow
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
tiptoe around
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
walk off with
///
Phrase, Verb
keep one's mouth shut
///x
Phrase, Verb
weather the storm
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
beat to the punch
//x/
Phrase, Verb
force someone's hand
//x/
Phrase, Verb
abducted
x/x
Adjective
about
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
against
x/
Verb
along
x/
Adverb
apart
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
arrowhead
/xx
Noun
ascent
x/
Noun
aside
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
askew
x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
away
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
bar
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
batten
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
before
x/
Adverb, Noun
beside
x/
Adverb
beyond
x/
Adverb, Noun
bolt
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
box
/
Noun, Verb
branch
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breakout
/x
Noun, Adjective
broad
/
Adjective, Noun
bumpy
/x
Adjective
busiest
/xx
Adjective
cancel
/x
Verb, Noun
chute
/
Noun, Verb
clef
/
Noun
coasts
/
Noun
colder
/x
Adjective, Noun
cooler
/x
Noun
coward
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
dampened
/x
Verb, Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deactivate
x/xx
Verb
deduction
x/x
Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
departure
x/x
Noun
deselect
xx/
Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dip
/
Noun, Verb
disable
x/x
Verb, Adjective
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disengagement
xx/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
driest
/x
Adjective, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
elevated
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
elsewhere
/x
Adverb, Noun
everything
/xx
Verb
excluding
x/x
Verb
exterior
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
external
x/x
Adjective, Noun
extinct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
extinction
x/x
Noun
extinguished
x/x
Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fend
/
Verb, Noun
fermentation
xx/x
Noun
fixed
/
Adjective
flush
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
flute
/
Noun, Verb
for
/
Noun
forth
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freeze
/
Noun, Verb
from
/
Verb
gone
/
Adjective
graph
/
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
her
x
Noun
hinge
/
Noun, Verb
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hoop
/
Noun, Verb
idle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
inactivate
x/xx
Verb
inactive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
inoperative
x/xxx
Adjective
insulated
/xxx
Adjective
judgement
/x
Noun
judgment
/x
Noun
jump
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
lag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
large
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
latter
/x
Adjective
leave
/
Verb, Noun
less
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
liminal
/xx
Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
lino
/x
Noun
lopsided
//x
Adjective
lost
/
Adjective
muffled
/x
Adjective
mute
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
not
/
Adverb, Noun
octave
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
off duty
//x
Phrase
offline
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
offs
/
Noun
offshore
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
oft
/
Adverb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opponent
x/x
Noun, Adjective
opposite
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
out
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb, Adjective
outdoor
/x
Adjective, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overhead
/x/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
passing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pick
/
Verb, Noun
plank
/
Noun, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
quiescent
x/x
Adjective
remotely
x/x
Adverb
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
reset
x/
Verb, Noun
rest
/
Noun, Verb
return
x/
Noun, Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
rung
/
Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
scope
/
Noun, Verb
seam
/
Noun, Verb
seaward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
section
/x
Noun, Verb
short
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
shutdown
/x
Noun
slat
/
Noun, Verb
sleep
/
Noun, Verb
sluggish
/x
Adjective
socket
/x
Noun, Verb
sour
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
space
/
Noun, Verb
spoiled
/
Adjective
spokes
/
Adjective
stabilize
/xx
Verb
staff
/
Noun, Verb
stair
/
Noun
starting
/x
Noun
stationary
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
steel
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun