deflect
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(verb) turn aside |
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Synonyms: deviate |
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Related Words: turn |
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| 2. |
(verb) turn from a straight course or fixed direction |
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Synonyms: bend, turn away |
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Related Words: turn |
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(verb) draw someone's attention away from something |
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Synonyms: distract, draw away |
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Related Words: confuse, consternate, disconcert, flurry, put off |
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(verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights; "block an attack" |
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Synonyms: block, parry |
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Related Words: fence |
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(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" |
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Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, fend off, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off |
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Related Words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent |
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