(פ') להתחמק, להשתמט

v. avoid, run away, shirk

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Verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
(synonym) hedge, fudge, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
(hypernym) avoid
(hyponym) quibble
(derivation) evasion, escape, dodging
2. escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
(synonym) elude, bilk
(hypernym) escape, get away, break loose
(derivation) evasion
3. practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
(hypernym) act, move
4. use cleverness or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con mane always evades"
(hypernym) get off, get away, get by, get out, escape

adj. escape

nm. evader

v. evade, escape

v. escape, evade, run away, get away, bilk; dispatch, despatch, deal with