I . n.
1.
Evasion, cavil, subterfuge, pretence, subtlety, quirk, shift, prevarication, equivocation, sophism, quiddity, trifling nicety.
2.
Pun, clinch, calembourg, play upon words.
II . v. n.
1.
Cavil, shuffle, prevaricate, equivocate, practise evasion, evade the truth, trifle, shift.
2.
Pun, play upon words.