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"deflect"
Keywords:
bystanders
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thief
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distracted
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competitors
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draw
draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
wordnet.princeton.edu
Keywords:
bend
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punch
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acknowledging
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deform
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mistake
To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected; to deflect a punch; to deflect criticism by acknowledging a mistake.
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Bend or twist under load.
unistates.com
To bend or deform under weight.
nachi.org
Keywords:
avert
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confrontation
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occurrence
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happening
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strike
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
wordnet.princeton.edu
Keywords:
swerve
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course
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deviate
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turn
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proper
To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
ftp.uga.edu
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
wordnet.princeton.edu
Keywords:
forensics
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impact
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moving
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direction
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object
Forensics]. Changing the direction in which an object is moving on impact with a surface.
iejs.com
Keywords:
attack
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impede
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opponent
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critical
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suitable
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
wordnet.princeton.edu
To cause a piece to move to a less suitable square. Typically used in the context of a combination or attack, where the deflected piece is critical to the defense.
domainsdb.org
Keywords:
compress
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percentage
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specified
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amount
To compress, usually by a specified amount or percentage.
pfa.org