[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

stave off
     v : prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "let's
         avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation";
         "avert a strike" syn: debar, obviate, deflect, avert,
          head off, fend off, avoid, ward off
see also:
debar obviate deflect avert head off fend off 
avoid ward off 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

83 moby thesaurus words for "stave off":
   adjourn, anticipate, avert, bar, beat off, block, check, continue,
   counter, debar, defer, deflect, delay, deter, discourage,
   dishearten, drag out, drive back, drive off, estop, exclude,
   extend, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hang fire,
   hang up, help, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, hold over, hold up,
   keep at bay, keep from, keep off, lay aside, lay by, lay over,
   obstruct, obviate, parry, pigeonhole, postpone, preclude, prevent,
   prohibit, prolong, prorogate, prorogue, protract, push aside,
   push back, put aside, put back, put off, put on ice, rebuff, rebut,
   recess, repel, repulse, reserve, rule out, save, set aside, set by,
   shelve, shift off, sleep on, stand over, stay, stop, stretch out,
   suspend, table, take a recess, turn aside, waive, ward, ward off

Cart Off >> C Words
Cart Off, definition of term: Cart Off
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Carry Off >> C Words
Carry Off, definition of term: Carry Off
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Cast Off >> C Words
Cast Off, definition of term: Cast Off
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Check Off >> C Words
Check Off, definition of term: Check Off
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Close Off >> C Words
Close Off, definition of term: Close Off
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Chop Off >> C Words
Chop Off, definition of term: Chop Off
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Call Off >> C Words
Call Off, definition of term: Call Off
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Break Off >> B Words
Break Off, definition of term: Break Off
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Better Off >> B Words
Better Off, definition of term: Better Off
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Bear Off >> B Words
Bear Off, definition of term: Bear Off
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