- verb
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- turn aside or ward off (a blow or an attack) by using one's own weapon or one's hand to block it [Barron]
- to evade especially by an adroit answer [Taisha]
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- WordNet:
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- MSN Encarta:
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- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
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