а> предотвратить или отсрочить (бедствие и т. п.); We need another highly skilled player to stave off defeat for our team; б> отбросить (противника); She was so beautiful that she had difficulty staving off all the men who wanted to marry her.
STAVE OFF
Англо-русский перевод STAVE OFF
English-Russian Muller's dictionary 24 edition. Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера 24 редакция. 2012