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seachain — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
  • dodgeball noun A team game in which players try to hit opponents with a thrown ball while avoiding being hit themselves.
  • duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
  • eschew verb To deliberately avoid or keep away from something, usually on moral or practical grounds.

Senses

seachain is used for these senses in English:

  • avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
  • be careful Used to warn someone to proceed with caution.
  • dodgeball A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.
  • duck (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
  • eschew (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

avoid — full definition

  1. verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
  2. verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
  3. verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.

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