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avoid definition

avoid


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  avoid 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  avoid 
 
  Sense  1 
  avoid 
  =>  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  miss,  escape 
  =>  get  off  get  away  get  by  get  out  escape 
  =>  bypass,  short-circuit,  go  around  get  around 
  =>  keep  off  stay  off 
  =>  shirk 
  =>  shy  away  from 
  =>  shun,  eschew 
 
  Sense  3 
  avoid 
  =>  shirk,  shrink  from  goldbrick 
 
  Sense  5 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  break 
  =>  stet 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  avoid 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  avoid 
 
  Sense  1 
  avoid 
  =>  hedge,  fudge,  evade,  put  off  circumvent,  parry,  elude,  skirt,  dodge,  duck,  sidestep 
  =>  quibble 
  =>  miss,  escape 
  =>  get  off  get  away  get  by  get  out  escape 
  =>  bypass,  short-circuit,  go  around  get  around 
  =>  keep  off  stay  off 
  =>  shirk 
  =>  shy  away  from 
  =>  shun,  eschew 
 
  Sense  3 
  avoid 
  =>  shirk,  shrink  from  goldbrick 
  =>  scrimshank 
  =>  malinger,  skulk 
  =>  slack 
 
  Sense  5 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  break 
  =>  stet 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  avoid 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  avoid 
 
  5  senses  of  avoid 
 
  Sense  1 
  avoid 
 
  Sense  2 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  3 
  avoid 
 
  Sense  4 
  keep  off  avoid 
  =>  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
 
  Sense  5 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  cancel,  strike  down 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  avoid 
 
  avoid  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  avoid 
 
  Sense  1 
  avoid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  avoid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  keep  off  avoid 
  =>  abstain,  refrain,  desist 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  cancel,  strike  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  avoid 
  avoidance 
 
  Overview  of  verb  avoid 
 
  The  verb  avoid  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  avoid  --  (stay  clear  from  keep  away  from  keep  out  of  the  way  of  someone  or  something  "Her  former  friends  now  avoid  her") 
  2.  (22)  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off  --  (prevent  the  occurrence  of  prevent  from  happening;  "Let's  avoid  a  confrontation";  "head  off  a  confrontation";  "avert  a  strike") 
  3.  (18)  avoid  --  (refrain  from  doing  something  "She  refrains  from  calling  her  therapist  too  often";  "He  should  avoid  publishing  his  wife's  memoires") 
  4.  (1)  keep  off  avoid  --  (refrain  from  certain  foods  or  beverages;  "I  keep  off  drugs";  "During  Ramadan,  Muslims  avoid  tobacco  during  the  day") 
  5.  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify  --  (declare  invalid;  "The  contract  was  annulled";  "avoid  a  plea") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  avoid 
  avoidable 
 
  Overview  of  verb  avoid 
 
  The  verb  avoid  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (25)  avoid  --  (stay  clear  from  keep  away  from  keep  out  of  the  way  of  someone  or  something  "Her  former  friends  now  avoid  her") 
  2.  (22)  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off  --  (prevent  the  occurrence  of  prevent  from  happening;  "Let's  avoid  a  confrontation";  "head  off  a  confrontation";  "avert  a  strike") 
  3.  (18)  avoid  --  (refrain  from  doing  something  "She  refrains  from  calling  her  therapist  too  often";  "He  should  avoid  publishing  his  wife's  memoires") 
  4.  (1)  keep  off  avoid  --  (refrain  from  certain  foods  or  beverages;  "I  keep  off  drugs";  "During  Ramadan,  Muslims  avoid  tobacco  during  the  day") 
  5.  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify  --  (declare  invalid;  "The  contract  was  annulled";  "avoid  a  plea") 



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