To keep away from

• shun

  1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of:
  2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  3. To stay away from; not go to:

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  1. To avoid using, accepting, engaging in, or partaking of:
  2. To refuse to accept socially; avoid having social contact with:
  3. To stay away from; not go to:

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• get around

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,"Ž around.
  2. To move to the other side of an obstruction.
  3. To come around something.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,"Ž around.
  2. To move to the other side of an obstruction.
  3. To come around something.

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• eschew

  1. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:
  2. To refrain from (doing something).

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  1. To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:
  2. To refrain from (doing something).

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• escape

  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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• duck

  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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• dodge

  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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• circumvent

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

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

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• bypass

  1. A highway or section of a highway that passes around an obstructed or congested area.
  2. A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture.
  3. A means of circumvention.

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  1. A highway or section of a highway that passes around an obstructed or congested area.
  2. A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture.
  3. A means of circumvention.

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• burke

  1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle:
  2. To avoid; disregard:
  3. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.

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  1. To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle:
  2. To avoid; disregard:
  3. To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.

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• avoid

  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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To get away from (a pursuer)

• shake

  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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  1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:

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• throw off

  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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  1. (idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
  2. (idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
  3. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• shake off

  1. To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
  2. To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
  3. To lose someone who is tracking you

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  1. To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
  2. To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
  3. To lose someone who is tracking you

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• lose

  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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  1. To be unsuccessful in retaining possession of; mislay:
  2. To be deprived of (something one has had):
  3. To be left alone or desolate because of the death of:

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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To avoid fulfilling or answering completely

• skirt

  1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
  2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.
  3. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.

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  1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
  2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.
  3. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.

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• sidestep

  1. To step aside:
  2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
  3. To step out of the way of.

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  1. To step aside:
  2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
  3. To step out of the way of.

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• hedge

  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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• duck

  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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• dodge

  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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To use trickery to avoid an issue

• lie one's way out of

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• weasel out of

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• cop out

  1. A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.
  2. A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.
  3. An excuse for inaction or evasion.

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  1. A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely.
  2. A person who fails to fulfill a commitment or responsibility.
  3. An excuse for inaction or evasion.

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• get-out-of

  1. To leave, exit, or become free of.
  2. To circumvent some obligation entirely.

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  1. To leave, exit, or become free of.
  2. To circumvent some obligation entirely.

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• get around

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,"Ž around.
  2. To move to the other side of an obstruction.
  3. To come around something.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see get,"Ž around.
  2. To move to the other side of an obstruction.
  3. To come around something.

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• put off

  1. To procrastinate
  2. to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. to offend, repulse, or frighten

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  1. To procrastinate
  2. to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. to offend, repulse, or frighten

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• lead one a merry chase

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• throw off the scent

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• pussyfoot

  1. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  2. To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.

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  1. To move stealthily or cautiously.
  2. To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.

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• hem-and-haw

  1. (idiomatic) (US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
  2. To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate.

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  1. (idiomatic) (US) To discuss, deliberate, or contemplate rather than taking action or making up one's mind.
  2. To mumble and procrastinate in one's speech, especially with a reply to a hard question or with voicing a decision on a topical matter; to evade a question, giving vague answers; to equivocate.

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• waffle

  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.

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  1. A light crisp cake made of batter and baked in a waffle iron.

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• beg-the-question

  1. (philosophy, logic, law) To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).
  2. To sidestep or fail to address a question.
  3. To raise or prompt a question.

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  1. (philosophy, logic, law) To engage in the logical fallacy of begging the question (petitio principii).
  2. To sidestep or fail to address a question.
  3. To raise or prompt a question.

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• give-someone-the-runaround

  1. (idiomatic) To delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions .

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  1. (idiomatic) To delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions .

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• beat-around-the-bush

  1. (idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.

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  1. (idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
  2. (idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.

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• duck

  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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  1. Any of various wild or domesticated waterbirds of the family Anatidae, characteristically having a broad flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet.
  2. A female duck.
  3. The flesh of a duck used as food.

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• dodge the issue

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• tergiversate

  1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.
  2. To change sides; apostatize.

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  1. To use evasions or ambiguities; equivocate.
  2. To change sides; apostatize.

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• subtilize

  1. To render subtle:
  2. To argue or discuss with subtlety; make fine distinctions.

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  1. To render subtle:
  2. To argue or discuss with subtlety; make fine distinctions.

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• cavil

  1. To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections.
  2. To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.
  3. A carping or trivial objection.

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  1. To argue or find fault over trivial matters; raise petty objections.
  2. To quibble about; point out petty flaws in.
  3. A carping or trivial objection.

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• hedge

  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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  1. A row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
  2. A line of people or objects forming a barrier:
  3. A means of protection or defense, especially against financial loss:

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• skirt

  1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
  2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.
  3. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.

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  1. The part of a garment, such as a dress or coat, that hangs freely from the waist down.
  2. A garment hanging from the waist and worn especially by women and girls.
  3. One of the leather flaps hanging from the side of a saddle.

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• circumvent

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

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

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• pettifog

  1. To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick
  2. To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.

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  1. To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick
  2. To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.

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• confuse

  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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• pretend

  1. To give a false appearance of; feign:
  2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely:
  3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

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  1. To give a false appearance of; feign:
  2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely:
  3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

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• change the subject

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• parry

  1. To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).
  2. To deflect, evade, or avoid:
  3. To deflect or ward off a thrust or blow.

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  1. To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).
  2. To deflect, evade, or avoid:
  3. To deflect or ward off a thrust or blow.

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• fence

  1. A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
  2. An adjustable guide with a flat edge used on a table saw and positioned parallel to the plane of the cutting attachment in order to keep the board properly positioned for the cut to be made at the correct distance from the board's edge.
  3. One who receives and sells stolen goods.

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  1. A structure serving as an enclosure, a barrier, or a boundary, usually made of posts or stakes joined together by boards, wire, or rails.
  2. An adjustable guide with a flat edge used on a table saw and positioned parallel to the plane of the cutting attachment in order to keep the board properly positioned for the cut to be made at the correct distance from the board's edge.
  3. One who receives and sells stolen goods.

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• be evasive

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• deceive

  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. To catch by guile; ensnare.
  3. To practice deceit.

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  1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
  2. To catch by guile; ensnare.
  3. To practice deceit.

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• conceal

  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.

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  1. To keep from being observed or discovered; hide.

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• cloak

  1. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
  2. Something that covers or conceals:
  3. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:

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  1. A loose outer garment, such as a cape.
  2. Something that covers or conceals:
  3. To cover or conceal with a cloak or something that acts like a cloak:

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• dissemble

  1. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
  2. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance.

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  1. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
  2. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance.

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• shirk

  1. To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
  2. To avoid work or duty.

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  1. To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
  2. To avoid work or duty.

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• shift

  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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  1. To exchange (one thing) for another of the same class:
  2. To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
  3. To alter (position or place).

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• quibble

  1. To argue or find fault over trivial matters or minor concerns; cavil.
  2. A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.
  3. A pun.

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  1. To argue or find fault over trivial matters or minor concerns; cavil.
  2. A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.
  3. A pun.

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• baffle

  1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
  2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
  3. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light.

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  1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action:
  2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
  3. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light.

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• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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• avoid

  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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  1. To stay clear of; go around or away from:
  2. To take measures so as not to meet or see (someone):
  3. To prevent from happening:

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• shuffle

  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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• put off

  1. To procrastinate
  2. to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. to offend, repulse, or frighten

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  1. To procrastinate
  2. to delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  3. to offend, repulse, or frighten

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• sidestep

  1. To step aside:
  2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
  3. To step out of the way of.

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  1. To step aside:
  2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
  3. To step out of the way of.

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• dodge

  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit:
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

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• prevaricate

  1. To speak or write evasively; equivocate.
  2. To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay:
  3. To utter or say in an evasive manner.

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  1. To speak or write evasively; equivocate.
  2. To behave in an evasive or indecisive manner, usually in delay:
  3. To utter or say in an evasive manner.

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• equivocate

  1. To use equivocal language to deceive someone or avoid committing oneself to a position.

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  1. To use equivocal language to deceive someone or avoid committing oneself to a position.

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To avoid a meeting

• sneak away from

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• slip-out

  1. to leave quietly, and unnoticed.
  2. to go out for a brief moment; pop out
  3. to say something which one did not intend to say.

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  1. to leave quietly, and unnoticed.
  2. to go out for a brief moment; pop out
  3. to say something which one did not intend to say.

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• elude

  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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  1. To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
  2. To escape the memory or understanding of:
  3. To be unnattained by:

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• escape

  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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  1. To break loose from confinement; get free:
  2. To issue from confinement or enclosure; leak or seep out:
  3. To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:

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