75 entries under dodge topic. ×

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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
7
swerve(verb, move, change, start, withdraw)
6
avoid(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
6
jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
6
tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, retreat)
5
escape(noun, verb, go, start, withdraw)
5
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
5
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape)
5
shrink from(expression, escape, hesitate, evade)
5
sidestep(verb, avoid, escape, evade)
5
skip(noun, verb, avoid, escape)
4
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
4
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
4
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
4
shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat)
3
abstain(verb, avoid, escape, evade)
3
avert(verb, avoid, escape, evade)
3
bypass(verb, reject, avoid, escape)
3
circumvent(verb, avoid, escape, evade)
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