esquivar

Definitions of esquivar
  1. verb
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
    synonyms: eludir, evadir, evitar, rehuir
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    type of:
    eludir, evitar
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  2. verb
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
    synonyms: eludir, evitar, huir, rehuir
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    type of:
    eludir, evitar
    stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  3. verb
    submerge or plunge suddenly
    synonyms: desaparecer, eludir
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    type of:
    hundirse, meterse, precipitarse, sumergirse, zambullirse
    drop steeply
  4. verb
    make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
    synonyms: eludir, escabullirse, evitar, regatear
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    type of:
    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. verb
    move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
    synonyms: eludir, escabullirse, evitar, regatear
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    type of:
    mover, moverse, trasladar
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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