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Exact Match:

avoid: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

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eschew collapse

turn away from collapse

hold back collapse

not touch collapse

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

shirk collapse: avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"

split the difference collapse

do without collapse

draw back collapse

prevent collapse: prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"; keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

steer clear of collapse

forbear collapse: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"

shun collapse: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

fight shy collapse

preclude collapse: make impossible, especially beforehand

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

fend off collapse

forgo collapse: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"

elude collapse: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

shrink collapse: decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"; become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"; reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

bilk collapse: evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"; cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

blench collapse

sheer off collapse

flinch collapse: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

ostracize collapse: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"

pair off collapse

wince collapse: a reflex response to sudden pain; the facial expression of sudden pain; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

despise collapse

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

pass up collapse: fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street"

let well enough alone collapse

leave well enough alone collapse

equivocate collapse

cringe collapse

let alone collapse: much less; "she can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"

weasel collapse: small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

quail collapse: small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

hang back collapse

withhold collapse: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

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