evasion
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6.3
- noun
- /ɪˈveɪʒən/
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esquiva
- Using escape and evasion techniques, sir, I was able to avoid being captured.
So we were teaching communications, marksmanship, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.
- So we were teaching communications, marksmanship, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.
- Your escape and evasion, you're thrown out in the middle of the mowers.
- We have these evacuation and evasion lane set.
- And YouTube escaping evasion videos, people escaping from zip ties, doing the classic bursting method to escape from them.
Examples
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Escape and evasion, Captain.
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An expert in escape and evasion.
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It was there was draft evasion during the US Civil War and in both the North and the South.
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They are highly skilled at evasion.
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So we were teaching communications, marksmanship, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.
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Mornings included running, weapons training, and courses in escape and evasion techniques suitable to many environments.
Academic text (2006) -
"Then there's what I call expert evasion," said Judge Standwell.
Academic text (2010) -
The magician's quick evasion of the pursuing guard left everyone in awe of his skills.
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His clever evasion of the question made it seem like he had something to hide.
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The cat's agile evasion of the dog's grasp showed its impressive reflexes.
Synonyms
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4.9
A quick secret escape from danger or capture
78
3.8
Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay
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1.1
An act of avoiding harm or a dangerous situation
70
4.6
A quick escape by criminals after a crime
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3.7
Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening
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9.9
A quick escape to avoid being caught by the police
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4.9
A quick move to avoid danger
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2.7
A quick movement to avoid being hit
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5.0
A quick movement to avoid someone or something, for example a ball
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8.1
Avoiding being caught by using clever plans or quick moves
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9.9
An act of leaving a place secretly to avoid arrest or punishment
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Etymology
Evasion comes from Latin e- 'out' and vadere 'to go', which gives the picture of 'going out of the way' to escape. So a quick evasion is a physical move that helps someone get away or avoid being caught.