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In this climate you should drink a lot of water to stave off dehydration.

And so you get good about using the technology to figure out how to stave off that boredom.

to stave off means to stop or to keep an unpleasant feeling away. In this case she means boredom.

The snack helped her to stave off hunger.

The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

Sport which the students could play during the inter to stave off boredom.

managed to stave off the invaders

To stave off autopilot snacking on sweets, for example, swap the cookie jar with a fruit bowl.

To stave off bodily decay I began personal training.

They say that if you take extra vitamins, you may be able to stave off/prevent the flu.