| VERB | motion | turn away | move so as not face somebody or something |
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| motion | turn away, deflect, bend | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | |
| social | turn away, reject, turn down, refuse | refuse entrance or membership | |
| motion | turn away, avert | turn away or aside |
| Meaning | Move so as not face somebody or something. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Meaning | Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | deflect, bend | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| See also | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | torcer | |
| Meaning | Refuse entrance or membership. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | reject, turn down, refuse | |
| Opposite | admit, allow in, let in, intromit | Allow to enter |
| Similar to | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
| Meaning | turn away or aside. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | avert | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | apartar la vista, apartar, desviar | |
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