head+off
21head 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… …
22head 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 …
23head off — Intercept, head, get before, prevent, stop …
24ˌhead ˈoff — phrasal verb informal to leave We should be heading off soon.[/ex] …
25To 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… …
26head off — prevent; deflect, turn aside …
27bite someone's head off — To speak to someone unnecessarily angrily • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * bite someone’s head off informal phrase to react angrily or rudely to someone when they think you have no reason for doing this There’s no need to bite my head off. I was… …
28laugh one's head off — {v. phr.}, {informal} To laugh very hard; be unable to stop laughing. * /Paul s stories are so wildly funny that I laugh my head off whenever he starts telling one of them./ …
29laugh one's head off — {v. phr.}, {informal} To laugh very hard; be unable to stop laughing. * /Paul s stories are so wildly funny that I laugh my head off whenever he starts telling one of them./ …
30scream/shout/yell/laugh etc. your head off — scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) your head off informal : to scream/shout/yell/laugh (etc.) very loudly or for a long time She was screaming her head off. You can shout your head off at him, but he still won t listen. If they saw me dressed like… …
