86 entries under escape topic. ×

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fence(noun, verb, move, cut, decline)
17
dodge(verb, move, cut, ignore, slip)
15
equivocate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
15
fudge(verb, move, cut, decline, fake)
14
parry(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
13
evade(verb, move, get, cut, avoid)
11
quibble(verb, stop, avoid, shift)
10
sidestep(verb, move, cut, ignore, avoid)
10
tergiversate(verb, move, stop, cut, clear)
10
prevaricate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
10
skirt(verb, move, cut, ignore, slip)
10
duck(verb, move, cut, ignore, avoid)
10
pussyfoot(verb, phrasal verb, move, stop, cut)
9
waffle(noun, verb, phrasal verb, stop, clear)
9
shuffle(noun, verb, move, cut, clear)
7
elude(verb, move, cut, ignore, avoid)
6
circumvent(verb, ignore, avoid, hide)
5
avoid(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
5
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, stop, avoid)
4
cavil(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
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