| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, esp. to avoid observation or capture. |
| beat about the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| beat around the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| blind trust |
certain personal assets, such as stocks, placed under the confidential management of an independent trustee, as in an effort to avoid conflict of interest during one's term of public office. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulimarexia |
an eating disorder, esp. found in young women, that is marked by the eating of large amounts of food followed by purging, usu. by self-induced vomiting or by taking laxatives, to avoid weight gain. (Cf. anorexia.) |
| buoyant |
able to avoid downfall or failure. [1/3 definitions] |
| bury one's head in the sand |
to refuse to confront reality or the facts; avoid the truth. |
| bypass |
in medicine, the operation by which an alternative route of flow is created in order to avoid a blocked or diseased organ or part of such an organ. [2/5 definitions] |
| circumvent |
to manage to avoid or evade, esp. by clever maneuvering. [1/2 definitions] |
| conserve |
to use something wisely and sparingly so as to avoid waste. [1/4 definitions] |
| cop a plea |
(informal) to plead guilty to a lesser charge in order to avoid trial on the original charge. |
| cop out |
(informal) to avoid facing a responsibility or fulfilling a promise, esp. in a cowardly way. |
| crash dive |
a sudden and rapid emergency dive made by a submarine, esp. to avoid attack. |
| detour |
a departure from the direct course, esp. a temporary route established to avoid road blockage or repair. [1/4 definitions] |
| do1 |
used to avoid repeating a main verb. [1/13 definitions] |
| dodge |
to avoid something by moving quickly aside or changing direction. [3/6 definitions] |
| doggone |
(informal) Damn! or Darn! (used to avoid profanity). [1/4 definitions] |
| draft dodger |
a person who attempts to avoid compulsory military service. |
| duck2 |
to lower one's head or whole body quickly, so as to hide or to avoid a blow or contact with a moving object. [4/7 definitions] |
| economize |
to practice thrift; avoid wasteful expenditure; be economical. [1/2 definitions] |
| elude |
to avoid or evade by speed, skill, or trickery. [1/2 definitions] |