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Verb deflect has 5 senses
- debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
--1 is one way to prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- deflect, bend, turn away - turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
--2 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- deflect, deviate - turn aside
--3 is one way to turn
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- distract, deflect - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
--4 is one way to confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- parry, block, deflect - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
--5 is one way to fence
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to deflect his opponent
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