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Verb evade has 4 senses
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
--1 is one way to avoid
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- elude, evade, bilk - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
--2 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- evade - practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
--3 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- evade - use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades"
--4 is one way to get off, get away, get by, get out, escape
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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