73 entries under escape topic. ×

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tergiversate(verb, stop, avoid, pause)
6
waffle(verb, move, stop, change, remove)
5
hedge(verb, stop, avoid, pause)
5
prevaricate(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
5
shuffle(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
4
dodge(verb, avoid, frustrate, lie)
4
fence(verb, avoid, shift, lie)
4
pussyfoot(verb, stop, object, avoid, doubt)
4
quibble(verb, avoid, lie, disagree)
4
stall(verb, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
3
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, lie)
3
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
3
evade(verb, avoid, shift, frustrate)
3
mince words(verb, expression, lie, shuffle)
3
sidestep(verb, avoid, lie, shuffle)
2
avoid(verb, slip, shift, shuffle)
2
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid)
2
cavil(verb, object, doubt, protest)
2
cop out(verb, expression, avoid, frustrate)
2
duck(verb, avoid, frustrate, baffle)
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