VDict - Definition of head off

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary

head off

Verb

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike

Related search result for "head off"

Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "head off":
head off head up
Words contain "head off" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
head-on capitulum headshot mallet tonsure head-to-head ram's-head sternocleido mastoideus sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle more...