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detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

outmaneuver collapse: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

deceive collapse: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"; be false to; be dishonest with

victimize collapse: punish unjustly; deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"; make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

thwart collapse: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

circulate collapse: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"; move around freely; "She circulates among royalty"; move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"; cause to move in a circuit or system; "The fan circulates the air in the room"; cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"

revolve collapse: turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"

sabotage collapse: a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged; destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

flank collapse: the side between ribs and hipbone; a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg; the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"; a subfigure consisting of a side of something; be located at the sides of something or somebody

counteract collapse: oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"

gull collapse: mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs; fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"

baffle collapse: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy; check the emission of (sound)

betray collapse: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"; deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"

bypass collapse: a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town; a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part); avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

go around collapse: become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"; be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"

dish collapse: a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"; directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation; a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"; the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"; make concave; shape like a dish

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

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