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dodging

dɒdʒ

verb

avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,body-swerve,sidestep,veer,lunge,jump,leap,spring,elude,evade,avoid,stay away from,steer clear of,escape,run away from,break away from,lose,leave behind,shake,shake off,fend off,keep at arm’s length,give someone a wide berth,keep one’s distance from,deceive,trick,cheat,end-run,ditch,give someone the slip

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dodges

dɒdʒ

verb

avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,body-swerve,sidestep,veer,lunge,jump,leap,spring,elude,evade,avoid,stay away from,steer clear of,escape,run away from,break away from,lose,leave behind,shake,shake off,fend off,keep at arm’s length,give someone a wide berth,keep one’s distance from,deceive,trick,cheat,end-run,ditch,give someone the slip

noun

a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,jump,leap,spring

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dodged

dɒdʒ

verb

avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,body-swerve,sidestep,veer,lunge,jump,leap,spring,elude,evade,avoid,stay away from,steer clear of,escape,run away from,break away from,lose,leave behind,shake,shake off,fend off,keep at arm’s length,give someone a wide berth,keep one’s distance from,deceive,trick,cheat,end-run,ditch,give someone the slip

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dodge

dɒdʒ

verb

avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,body-swerve,sidestep,veer,lunge,jump,leap,spring,elude,evade,avoid,stay away from,steer clear of,escape,run away from,break away from,lose,leave behind,shake,shake off,fend off,keep at arm’s length,give someone a wide berth,keep one’s distance from,deceive,trick,cheat,end-run,ditch,give someone the slip

noun

a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

dart,bolt,duck,dive,swerve,jump,leap,spring

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desertions

dɪˈzəːʃn

noun

the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.

I resented what I saw as my parents’ desertion

abandonment,leaving,forsaking,betrayal,neglect,shunning,stranding,jilting,relinquishment,renunciation,defection,reneging,repudiation,forswearing,abjuration,apostasy,absconding,running away,decamping,flight,fleeing,flying,bolting,turning tail,truancy,going absent without leave,taking French leave,departure,escape,dereliction,treason,cowardice,going AWOL

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desertion

dɪˈzəːʃn

noun

the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.

I resented what I saw as my parents’ desertion

abandonment,leaving,forsaking,betrayal,neglect,shunning,stranding,jilting,relinquishment,renunciation,defection,reneging,repudiation,forswearing,abjuration,apostasy,absconding,running away,decamping,flight,fleeing,flying,bolting,turning tail,truancy,going absent without leave,taking French leave,departure,escape,dereliction,treason,cowardice,going AWOL

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defecting

dɪˈfɛkt

verb

abandon one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

he defected to the Soviet Union after the war

desert,go over to the enemy,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape,shift ground,break faith,be apostate,apostatize,abandon,renounce,repudiate,secede from,revolt against,rat on,forsake,tergiversate

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defected

dɪˈfɛkt

verb

abandon one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

he defected to the Soviet Union after the war

desert,go over to the enemy,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape,shift ground,break faith,be apostate,apostatize,abandon,renounce,repudiate,secede from,revolt against,rat on,forsake,tergiversate

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decamps

dɪˈkamp

verb

leave a place suddenly or secretly.

now he has decamped to Hollywood

abscond,make off,run off,run away,flee,bolt,take off,take flight,disappear,vanish,slip away,steal away,sneak away,beat a hasty retreat,escape,make a run for it,make one’s getaway,leave,depart,make oneself scarce,split,scram,skedaddle,vamoose,skip,cut and run,make tracks,push off,shove off,clear off,hightail it,hotfoot it,show a clean pair of heels,do a bunk,do a runner,do a moonlight flit,do a disappearing act,head for the hills,fly the coop,take French leave,go AWOL,scarper,take a powder,go on the lam,light out,bug out,peel out,cut out,hook it

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decamping

dɪˈkamp

verb

leave a place suddenly or secretly.

now he has decamped to Hollywood

abscond,make off,run off,run away,flee,bolt,take off,take flight,disappear,vanish,slip away,steal away,sneak away,beat a hasty retreat,escape,make a run for it,make one’s getaway,leave,depart,make oneself scarce,split,scram,skedaddle,vamoose,skip,cut and run,make tracks,push off,shove off,clear off,hightail it,hotfoot it,show a clean pair of heels,do a bunk,do a runner,do a moonlight flit,do a disappearing act,head for the hills,fly the coop,take French leave,go AWOL,scarper,take a powder,go on the lam,light out,bug out,peel out,cut out,hook it

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decamped

dɪˈkamp

verb

leave a place suddenly or secretly.

now he has decamped to Hollywood

abscond,make off,run off,run away,flee,bolt,take off,take flight,disappear,vanish,slip away,steal away,sneak away,beat a hasty retreat,escape,make a run for it,make one’s getaway,leave,depart,make oneself scarce,split,scram,skedaddle,vamoose,skip,cut and run,make tracks,push off,shove off,clear off,hightail it,hotfoot it,show a clean pair of heels,do a bunk,do a runner,do a moonlight flit,do a disappearing act,head for the hills,fly the coop,take French leave,go AWOL,scarper,take a powder,go on the lam,light out,bug out,peel out,cut out,hook it

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decamp

dɪˈkamp

verb

leave a place suddenly or secretly.

now he has decamped to Hollywood

abscond,make off,run off,run away,flee,bolt,take off,take flight,disappear,vanish,slip away,steal away,sneak away,beat a hasty retreat,escape,make a run for it,make one’s getaway,leave,depart,make oneself scarce,split,scram,skedaddle,vamoose,skip,cut and run,make tracks,push off,shove off,clear off,hightail it,hotfoot it,show a clean pair of heels,do a bunk,do a runner,do a moonlight flit,do a disappearing act,head for the hills,fly the coop,take French leave,go AWOL,scarper,take a powder,go on the lam,light out,bug out,peel out,cut out,hook it

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copouts

ˈkɒpaʊt

noun

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.

the government’s green paper is a complete cop-out

excuse,pretext,ostensible reason,pretence,front,cover,cover-up,subterfuge,fabrication,evasion,escape

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copout

ˈkɒpaʊt

noun

an instance of avoiding a commitment or responsibility.

the government’s green paper is a complete cop-out

excuse,pretext,ostensible reason,pretence,front,cover,cover-up,subterfuge,fabrication,evasion,escape

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apostatizing

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatizes

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatized

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatize

/əˈpɑstəˌtaɪz/

intransitive verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatising

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatises

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatised

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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apostatise

/əˈpɒstətʌɪz/

verb

Renounce a religious or political belief or principle.

the property of wealthy Christians was liable to confiscation unless they apostatized

desert,go over to the enemy,change allegiances,change loyalties,change sides,turn traitor,rebel,renege,abscond,go AWOL,quit,escape

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absconds

/əbˈskɒnd/

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

the barman absconded with a week’s takings

run away,escape,bolt,clear out,flee,make off,take flight,take off,fly,decamp

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absconding

/əbˈskɒnd/

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

the barman absconded with a week’s takings

run away,escape,bolt,clear out,flee,make off,take flight,take off,fly,decamp

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absconded

/əbˈskɒnd/

verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest.

the barman absconded with a week’s takings

run away,escape,bolt,clear out,flee,make off,take flight,take off,fly,decamp

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abscond

/əbˈskɑnd/

intransitive verb

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.

she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars

run away,escape,bolt,clear out,flee,make off,take flight,take off,fly,decamp

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