head off at the pass (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To endeavor to catch someone or something as they pass a specific, known point, as at a pass between mountains.
tags: transitive
glosses: To forestall (something).
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: heads off at the pass
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: heading off at the pass
tags: participle
present
form: headed off at the pass
tags: participle
past
form: headed off at the pass
tags: past