head off
Verb
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Verb
head off
- (intransitive) To begin moving away.
- We will head off on our holidays tomorrow.
- (transitive) To intercept.
- The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass.
- Synonyms: cut off
- (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; prevent.
- The government took steps to head off summertime shortages of gasoline.
- (nautical) To turn away from the wind.
- off-heading
- Spanish: echarse a andar
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