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Definition of Head off
1. Verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening. "Avert a strike"
Generic synonyms: Forbid, Foreclose, Forestall, Preclude, Prevent
Derivative terms: Avertable, Avertible, Avoidable, Obviation
Definition of Head off
1. Verb. (intransitive) To begin moving away. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To intercept. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To avoid some usually negative consequence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Head Off
Literary usage of Head off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Over and over again this little experiment was performed without variation in
its results, until, finally, satisfied, I moved my head off my arm and ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Over and over again this little experiment was performed without variation in
its results, until, finally, satisfied, I moved my head ofF my arm and ..."
3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1843)
"... or those which are forward of the centre of gravity or rotation, having a
tendency to send the ship's head off from the wind ; after sails, ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1843)
"... or those which are forward of the centre, of gravity or rotation, having a
tendency to send the ship's head off from the wind ; after sails, ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"Galley Head ; off Port Erin, April 25, 1895, station 2. AMPHIPODA. A small
collection has been made by Mr. RL Ascroft, of Lytham, from trawl refuse and a ..."
6. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"... AND JONATHAN'S BAND A PLAYER ON THE HORN APT TO BLOW HIS OWN head off.
THE yellow fever ! These are ominous words to begin a chapter with that has any ..."
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