About The Word Deflect
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Deflect
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What's The Definition Of Deflect?
[v] impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights; "block an attack"
[v] draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [v] turn aside [v] turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest [v] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" Synonyms | Synonyms for Deflect: avert | avoid | bend | block | debar | deviate | distract | fend off | head off | obviate | parry | stave off | turn away | ward off Related Terms | Find terms related to Deflect: angle | angle off | anticipate | arch | avert | bar | bear off | bend | bend back | bias | blunt | bow | change | chill | cool | crook | curl | curve | damp | dampen | debar | decurve | deter | deviate | diffract | diffuse | disaffect | discourage | dishearten | disincline | disinterest | disperse | distort | distract | divagate | diverge | divert | dogleg | dome | embow | estop | exclude | fend | fend off | flex | forbid | foreclose | forestall | hairpin | help | hold off | hook | hump | hunch | incurvate | incurve | indispose | inflect | keep from | keep off | loop | oblique | obviate | parry | pivot | preclude | prevent | prohibit | pull | put off | quench | recurve | reflect | reflex | refract | repel | retroflex | round | rule out | sag | save | scatter | sheer | shy | sidetrack | skew | slue | stave off | swag | sway | sweep | swerve | switch | turn | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | twist | vault | veer | volte-face | ward off | warp | wean from | wheel | whip | whirl | wind | zigzag See Also | confuse | disconcert | fence | flurry | forbid | foreclose | forestall | preclude | prevent | put off | turn Deflect In Webster's Dictionary \De*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deflected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend
or turn. See {Flexible}.]
To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often
deflected.
Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord
(1630).
\De*flect"\, v. i. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve. At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not, but lieth in the true meridian. --Sir T. Browne. To deflect from the line of truth and reason. --Warburton. |
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