- head off
- Intercept, head, get before, prevent, stop.
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Head Off — álbum de versiones de The Hellacopters Publicación 30 de marzo de 2008 … Wikipedia Español
head off — index avert, check (restrain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Head Off — Infobox Album | Name = Head Off Type = Album Artist = The Hellacopters Released = April 18, 2008 Recorded = 2007 Genre = Garage Rock Length = Label = Wild Kingdom Backstage Alliance Toy s Factory Producer = Chips K. Reviews = *Allmusic rating|2|5 … Wikipedia
head off — verb a) To begin moving away. (We will head off on our holidays tomorrow) b) To intercept. The cavalry will head off the bandits at the pass. Syn: cut off … Wiktionary
head off — transitive verb Date: 1841 to turn back or turn aside ; block, prevent < head them off at the pass > < attempts to head off the imminent crisis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
head off — phr verb Head off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑catastrophe … Collocations dictionary
head off — {v.} 1. To get in front of and stop, turn back, or turn aside. * /The sheriff said to head the cattle thieves off at the pass./ 2. To block; stop; prevent. * /He will get into trouble if someone doesn t head him off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
head off — {v.} 1. To get in front of and stop, turn back, or turn aside. * /The sheriff said to head the cattle thieves off at the pass./ 2. To block; stop; prevent. * /He will get into trouble if someone doesn t head him off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
head off — Synonyms and related words: avert, bear off, draw aside, ease off, edge off, fly off, gee, glance, glance off, go off, haw, jib, make way for, move aside, sheer off, shove aside, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle, steer clear… … Moby Thesaurus
head off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. block off, interfere with, intervene; see stop 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To block the progress of and force to change direction: cut off, intercept. See ALLOW … English dictionary for students
To head off — Head Head (h[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Headed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heading}.] 1. To be at the head of; to put one s self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot. Dryden. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
