"head off at the pass" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: heads off at the pass [present, singular, third-person], heading off at the pass [participle, present], headed off at the pass [participle, past], headed off at the pass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} head off at the pass (third-person singular simple present heads off at the pass, present participle heading off at the pass, simple past and past participle headed off at the pass)
  1. (transitive) To hurry past (someone) in order to prevent them from passing a certain point. Tags: transitive Synonyms: cut off at the pass
    Sense id: en-head_off_at_the_pass-en-verb-Cy3R2ZiF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. (transitive) To forestall (something). Tags: transitive Synonyms: cut off at the pass
    Sense id: en-head_off_at_the_pass-en-verb-JT9x-Ahw

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