verb
1.
Synonyms: escape 2, avoid, bilk, double, duck, elude, eschew, shun, shy
Related Word: flee, fly, slip (away); foil, outwit, thwart
Idioms: keep ( or know) one's distance
Contrasted words: accost, confront, dare, face
2.
Synonyms: equivocate 2, dodge, hedge, pussyfoot, shuffle, sidestep, tergiversate, tergiverse, weasel
Related Word: bypass, circumvent, duck; parry, turn (aside)
Idioms: give (someone) the runaround
Contrasted words: confront, face; elucidate, explain