Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb in capitals.
The climbers ate dates and nuts to STAVE OFF hunger until they reached the camp.

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Correct answer: C

To stave off hunger is to keep it away for a time, as "until they reached the camp" shows.

Worth noting

Cure for ever goes too far: staving off only delays.

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Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb in capitals.The climbers ate dates and nuts to STAVE OFF hunger until they reached the camp.