to ward off an attack
1ward off — verb a) to parry, or turn aside He raised his arms to ward off the attack. b) to avert or prevent He wore garlic to ward off vampires …
2ward off an attack — drive away an assault …
3ward off invasion — to launch a pre emptive strike The language of Nazism, and one of the excuses given for the German invasion of Poland in August 1939, and of Holland and Belgium in May 1940: Naturally a counter attack to ward off the hostile invasion .… …
4ward somebody off — ˌward sb/sthˈoff derived to protect or defend yourself against danger, illness, attack, etc • to ward off criticism • She put up her hands to ward him off. Main entry: ↑wardderived …
5ward something off — 1 she warded off the blow: PARRY, avert, deflect, block; evade, avoid, dodge. 2 garlic is worn to ward off evil spirits: REBUFF, avert, keep at bay …
6ward — ward1 W3 [wo:d US wo:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: weard guarding ] 1.) a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay maternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition) on/in… …
7ward — wardless, adj. /wawrd/, n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes. 2. one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided. 3. a division, floor, or room of a hospital …
8ward — /wɔd / (say wawd) noun 1. a division or district of a municipality, city or town, as for administrative or representative purposes. 2. a division of a hospital or the like, as for a particular class of patients: a convalescent ward. 3. each of… …
9ward — 1 noun (C) 1 a large room in a hospital where people who need medical treatment stay: She s in charge of three different wards. | maternity/general/geriatric etc ward (=a ward for people with a particular medical condition) 2 BrE one of the small …
10ward — [[t]wɔrd[/t]] n. 1) gov a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes 2) gov one of the districts into which certain English and Scottish boroughs are divided 3) a division or large room of a hospital for a …
