ward off
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
Stop something bad from reaching you or hurting you.
"Eating plenty of vitamin C is thought to ward off colds in the winter."
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So, ward off the evil predators.
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It becomes big and spiky to ward off predators.
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by your side can ward off the boredom, And although