to evade somebody
1give somebody the slip — verb To evade, escape, or get away from somebody. The police chased the guy for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished …
2run|ner — «RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a person, animal, or thing that runs; racer: »A runner arrived out of breath. The world s fastest runners can cover 100 yards in less than 10 seconds (Walter H. Gregg). 2. a) Baseball. a base runner: »The game was close with… …
3put off — verb 1. hold back to a later time (Freq. 1) let s postpone the exam • Syn: ↑postpone, ↑prorogue, ↑hold over, ↑put over, ↑table, ↑shelve, ↑ …
4get away — verb 1. run away from confinement (Freq. 8) The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison • Syn: ↑escape, ↑break loose • Derivationally related forms: ↑getaway, ↑escape ( …
5game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision making problems, as those of military… …
6get off — verb 1. leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑get on • Hypernyms: ↑exit, ↑go out, ↑get out, ↑leave • Hyponyms: ↑ …
7get by — verb 1. come to terms with (Freq. 3) We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day • Syn: ↑cope, ↑make out, ↑make do, ↑contend, ↑grapple, ↑ …
8get out — verb 1. move out of or depart from (Freq. 31) leave the room the fugitive has left the country • Syn: ↑exit, ↑go out, ↑leave • Ant: ↑enter ( …
9Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …
10cop out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑opt out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑prefer, ↑ …
