competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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ward
noun
- A person who relies on another for support: charge, dependent. See
give
- The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, confinement, custody, detention. See
free
- The act or a means of defending: defense, guard, preservation, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield. See
attack
- A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, sentry, watch. See
awareness, safety
verb
- To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield.
Archaic: fend. See
attack
- To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action. Also used with off: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off.
Idiom:
nip in the bud. See
allow
phrasal verb
ward off
- To turn or drive away: beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, repulse. See
allow, strike
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