77 entries under verb topic. ×
| balk(stop, quiet, reject, start) | |
| chuck(throw, noun, force, drive) | |
| avoid(adverb, reject, worry, dismiss) | |
| cringe(draw, approach, seek, recoil) | |
| fear(bother, worry, avoid, stress) | |
| fire(noun, phrasal verb, move, drop) | |
| propel(throw, fling, toss, noun) | |
| bowl(fling, toss, action, throw) | |
| dart(move, dash, cast, send) | |
| swerve(start, slip, depart, pause) | |
| deflect(escape, depart, vary, dodge) | |
| duck(cut, reject, ignore, neglect) | |
| jump(reject, escape, dodge, evade) | |
| shoot(move, dash, cast, send) | |
| shy away(expression, phrasal verb, start, pause) | |
| steer clear of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cut) | |
| withdraw(reject, escape, dodge, evade) | |
| double(cut, reject, ignore, neglect) | |
| elude(cut, reject, ignore, neglect) | |
| eschew(cut, reject, ignore, neglect) |
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