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avoid definition
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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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