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281 entries under verb topic. ×

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keep from(expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
pass up(expression, phrasal verb, hold, decline)
4
quit(stop, hold, decline, withdraw)
4
relinquish(stop, decline, abandon, quit)
4
reserve(keep, suppress, refuse, deny)
4
shirk(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
4
skip(decline, avoid, escape, relinquish)
3
dispense with(phrasal verb, disuse)
3
keep back(expression, phrasal verb, keep, suppress)
3
pass(hold, decline, withdraw, abandon)
3
recoil(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
3
sidestep(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
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duck(avoid, escape, dodge, evade)
2
let alone(phrasal verb, inaction, disuse)
2
abandon(stop, decline, avoid, quit)
2
abdicate(decline, abandon, quit, resist)
2
abstain from(expression, stop, decline, restrain)
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bridle(stop, control, keep, restrain)
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circumlocute(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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deflect(reject, escape, dodge, evade)
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