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EVASIVE ACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An action aimed at evading an opponent
Synonyms:
evasive action; maneuver; manoeuvre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("evasive action" is a kind of...):
evasion (the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "evasive action"):
clinch ((boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily)
airplane maneuver; flight maneuver (a maneuver executed by an aircraft)
straight-arm ((American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent)
