5
alter(verb, move, change, turn, push)
5
arch(verb, turn, twist, bend, bow)
5
avert(verb, turn, slip, prevent, alter)
5
cut(verb, move, change, turn, twist)
5
hook(verb, slip, twist, bend, bow)
5
lurch(noun, verb, move, drop, cut)
5
skew(verb, change, turn, twist, shift)
4
alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push)
4
bear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, depart, vary)
4
chop(verb, change, turn)
4
deflection(noun, line, approach, shift, difference)
4
depart from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, depart, swing)
4
digression(noun, line, approach, difference, distinction)
4
divergence(noun, difference, distinction, disparity)
4
diversify
4
drift(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
4
evade(verb, move, cut, start, avoid)
4
hedge(verb, move, stop, cut, avoid)
4
heel(verb, twist, bend, lean, incline)
4
pull back(verb, expression, stop, withdraw, retreat)
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