4
twist(noun, verb, move, change, push)
4
veer(verb, move, change, push, return)
3
zigzag(verb, move, change, push, return)
3
byway(noun, journey, way, course, program)
3
circumbendibus(noun, course, deviation, diversion, bypass)
3
crook(verb, turn, twist, bow, lean)
3
by-pass(noun, direction)
3
circumnavigate(verb, pass, ignore, neglect, prevent)
3
divagation(noun, departure, deviation, discrepancy, aside)
3
divert
3
excursion(noun, departure, aside, parenthesis)
3
excursus(noun, digression)
3
go around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pass, ignore)
3
roundabout(noun, delay, difficulty, escape)
3
alternative route(noun, expression, deviation, diversion, bypass)
3
back road(noun, expression, course, deviation, diversion)
3
curve(noun, verb, move, change, push)
3
depart from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ignore, neglect)
3
evade(verb, avoid, sidestep, skirt)
3
go round about(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, circuit)
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