The act, an instance, or a means of avoiding

• avoidance

  1. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. The act of avoiding, or shunning something

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  1. The act of shunning or avoiding.
  2. (Law) The act of making void; annulment
  3. The act of avoiding, or shunning something

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• circumvention

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• escape

  1. (Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
  2. A means of escaping.
  3. A means or way of escape

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  1. (Computers) A key used especially to interrupt a command, exit a program, or change levels within a program.
  2. A means of escaping.
  3. A means or way of escape

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• evasion

  1. An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness
  2. A way of doing this; subterfuge
  3. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

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  1. An evading; specif., an avoiding of a duty, question, etc. by deceit or cleverness
  2. A way of doing this; subterfuge
  3. A means of evading; a subterfuge.

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To pass around but not through

• circumnavigate

  1. To sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)

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  1. To sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)

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• circumvent

  1. To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
  2. To surround or circle around
  3. To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity

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  1. To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
  2. To surround or circle around
  3. To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity

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• detour

  1. To direct or send on a detour.
  2. To go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass
  3. To cause to go by way of a detour

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  1. To direct or send on a detour.
  2. To go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass
  3. To cause to go by way of a detour

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• go around

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• skirt

  1. To avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
  2. To lie along or form the edge of; border:
  3. To pass around rather than across or through:

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  1. To avoid (something controversial, difficult, etc.)
  2. To lie along or form the edge of; border:
  3. To pass around rather than across or through:

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To keep away from

• avoid

  1. To prevent from happening:
  2. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  3. To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:

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  1. To prevent from happening:
  2. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  3. To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:

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• burke

  1. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
  2. To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
  3. To avoid; disregard:

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  1. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
  2. To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
  3. To avoid; disregard:

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• circumvent

  1. To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
  2. To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity
  3. To avoid or evade

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  1. To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
  2. To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity
  3. To avoid or evade

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• dodge

  1. To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
  2. To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
  3. To avoid meeting

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  1. To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
  2. To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
  3. To avoid meeting

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• duck

  1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
  2. (Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
  3. (Informal) To avoid or evade

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  1. To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
  2. (Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
  3. (Informal) To avoid or evade

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
  3. To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
  3. To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade

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• escape

  1. To manage to keep away from; avoid
  2. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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  1. To manage to keep away from; avoid
  2. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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• eschew

  1. To refrain from (doing something).
  2. To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
  3. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:

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  1. To refrain from (doing something).
  2. To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
  3. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:

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• evade

  1. To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
  2. To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
  3. To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude

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  1. To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
  2. To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
  3. To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude

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• get around

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• shun

  1. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  2. To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
  3. To avoid, especially persistently.

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  1. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  2. To keep away from; avoid scrupulously or consistently, often, specif., as a practice by a group against a co-worker, coreligionist, etc. who has fallen out of favor
  3. To avoid, especially persistently.

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