3
angle(verb, cause, straight)
3
angle off(verb, expression, turn, twist, shift)
3
check(verb, stop, take, separate, reject)
3
chill(verb, dissuade)
3
contort(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
3
dampen(verb, dissuade)
3
desist(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
dishearten(verb, dissuade)
3
distort
3
divagate(verb, turn, shift, depart, swing)
3
draw away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, prevent, repel)
3
drift(verb, turn, twist, shift, depart)
3
evade(verb, reject, block, escape, dodge)
3
forestall(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
3
incurvate(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
intercept(verb, head, interrupt)
3
lean(verb, turn, twist, swing, bend)
3
loop(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
pervert(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
preclude(verb, stop, separate, halt, block)
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