Sinonim evasive action

English Thesaurus

1. an action aimed at evading an opponent (noun.act)

hypernym	:	evasion,
definition	:	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver (noun.act)

hyponym	:	clinch,
definition	:	(boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily (noun.act)

hyponym	:	airplane maneuver, flight maneuver,
definition	:	a maneuver executed by an aircraft (noun.act)

hyponym	:	straight-arm,
definition	:	(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent (noun.act)