5
shift(verb, move, change, depart, deviation)
5
whip(verb, turn, prevent, rush, dash)
5
wind(verb, twist, bow, lean, incline)
4
Bend
4
arch(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
4
change(verb, move, turn, prevent, twist)
4
curl(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
4
deter(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent)
4
diffract
4
disincline(verb, dissuade)
4
dodge(verb, reject, block, escape, evade)
4
fend(verb, stop, separate, prevent, resist)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
4
hook(verb, twist, bow, lean, incline)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
4
repel(verb, separate, reject, disregard, dismiss)
4
shunt(verb, move, stop, change, turn)
4
swing(verb, change, forth)
4
wander(verb, depart, vary, differ, diverge)
4
whirl(verb, turn, prevent, rush, dash)
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