3
defer
3
dip(bend, bow, diverge, stray, lurch)
3
ditch(verb, move, cut, avoid, escape)
3
elusion
3
get around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, cut)
3
get out of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move)
3
hem and haw(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
3
move aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
obviate(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
3
overreach(verb, avoid, evade, skirt)
3
palter(verb, escape, lie, shuffle, dodge)
3
shrink(verb, avoid)
3
skip(verb, ignore, avoid, escape, dodge)
3
weasel out
3
weave(verb, reject, escape, dodge, evade)
2
beat(verb, avoid, evade, skirt)
2
beat around the bush(expression, idiom, avoid, escape, lie)
2
beleaguer
2
besiege
2
bilk(avoid, evade, skirt)
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