Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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evasion | Yes | No | No | No |
dodge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
evasion (noun) | dodge (noun) |
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the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | a quick evasive movement |
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
the deliberate act of failing to pay money | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
evasion (verb) | dodge (verb) |
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid | |
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |