ward off
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～ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
ward
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～ watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
ward off
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～ avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"
ware
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～ spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
warm to
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～ become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica"
warm the bench
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～ be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game"
warm up
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～ run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"
warm
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～ get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
warm up
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～ become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"
warm
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～ make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
warm up
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～ cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
warm up
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～ get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
warm up
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～ make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
warn
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～ notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
warn
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～ ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
warn
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～ advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
warn
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～ notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
warp
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～ make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
warp
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～ bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"