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To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
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- To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
- To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
- To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly:
To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
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- To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
- To be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion
- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
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- (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
- To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
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- To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
- To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:
- To fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
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To prevent from happening:
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- To prevent from happening:
- To stay clear of; go around or away from:
- To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
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- To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
- To get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc.
- To avoid; disregard:
To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
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- To ignore, fail to consult, etc.
- To go around instead of through; use a bypass to avoid
- To avoid (an obstacle) by using an alternative channel, passage, or route.
To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
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- To surround or encircle with evils, enmity, etc.; entrap
- To get the better of or prevent from happening by craft or ingenuity
- To avoid or evade
To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
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- To use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty
- To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
- To avoid meeting
To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
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- To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
- (Slang) To move (in or out) quickly
- (Informal) To avoid or evade
To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
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- To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
- To escape detection, notice, or understanding by
- To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade
To manage to keep away from; avoid
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- To manage to keep away from; avoid
- To break loose from confinement; get free:
- To avoid a serious or unwanted outcome:
To refrain from (doing something).
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- To refrain from (doing something).
- To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from
- To avoid using, accepting, participating in, or partaking of:
To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
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- To avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of
- To avoid complying with or fulfilling:
- To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
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- To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
- To form or shape by severing or incising:
- To perform:
To repel or drive back:
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- To repel or drive back:
- To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
- To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub:
To treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
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- To treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
- (Nautical) To check the movement of (a rope or cable running out) by turning it quickly about a post or cleat.
- To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
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- To show contempt or disdain in refusing or rejecting
- (Archaic) To kick at or tread on disdainfully.
- (Archaic) To push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot
To slight or snub (someone).
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- To slight or snub (someone).
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