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ward off meaning in Kannada

ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ pratīkāra

ward off in Kannada: ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ (pratīkāra). In English, ward off means to parry, or turn aside.

Kannada words for ward off

ward off
ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ pratīkāra

English meaning of ward off

  1. verb To parry, or turn aside.
  2. verb To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending player's body or stick.
  3. verb To avert or prevent.

Full definition of ward off

ward off in a sentence

  • He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
  • He wore garlic to ward off vampires.

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Questions about ward off in Kannada

What is the meaning of ward off in Kannada?
Ward off in Kannada is ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ (pratīkāra).
ward off ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Ward off: ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ (pratīkāra).
What does ward off mean in English?
Ward off means to parry, or turn aside.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “ward off”: ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: ward off (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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