deflect
English Thesaurus
1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | fence, |
| definition | : | fight with fencing swords (verb.competition) |
2. draw someone's attention away from something (verb.emotion)
3. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | turn, turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
4. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)
5. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blocker, |
| definition | : | a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play (noun.person) |
6. draw someone's attention away from something (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | distraction, misdirection, |
| definition | : | the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something (noun.act) |
7. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflector, |
| definition | : | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | deflective, refractive, |
| definition | : | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) (adj.all) |
8. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflector, |
| definition | : | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) (noun.artifact) |
9. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)
10. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | blocker, |
| definition | : | a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play (noun.person) |
11. draw someone's attention away from something (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | distraction, misdirection, |
| definition | : | the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something (noun.act) |
12. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflector, |
| definition | : | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | deflective, refractive, |
| definition | : | capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) (adj.all) |
13. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | deflector, |
| definition | : | a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) (noun.artifact) |
14. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)
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