Found 4 items, similar to Preventer.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: prevent mencegah
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: prevent mencegah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prevent prevent v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer” [syn: forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid] 2: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; “We must prevent the cancer from spreading”; “His snoring kept me from falling asleep”; “Keep the child from eating the marbles” [syn: keep] [ant: let]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preventer Preventer \Pre*vent"er\, n. 1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. [1913 Webster] Preventer bolts, or Preventer plates (Naut.), fixtures connected with preventers to re["e]nforce other rigging. Preventer stay. (Naut.) Same as Preventer, 3. [1913 Webster]