• to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily:


    To stave off sth meaning & definition 1 of To stave off sth.


  • to prevent something, or prevent someone from doing something, esp. until a later time:

    To stave off sth meaning & definition 2 of To stave off sth.

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