Usually means: Prevent occurrence by early action.
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  1. head off: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. head off: Collins English Dictionary
  3. head off: Vocabulary.com
  4. head-off: Wordnik
  5. head off: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. head off: Wiktionary
  7. head off: Dictionary.com
  8. Head Off: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. head off: Rhymezone
  10. head off: Free Dictionary
  11. head off: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. head off: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. head off: Legal dictionary

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  1. head off: Idioms

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  1. head off: Urban Dictionary

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (head off)

verb:  (intransitive) To begin moving away.
verb:  (transitive) To intercept.
verb:  (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
verb:  (intransitive) To start out.
verb:  (nautical) To turn away from the wind.

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