deflect
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- definition turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- definition turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- definition draw someone's attention away from something
- definition impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)