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means
(verb) surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
hem in, beleaguer, circumvent, surround, besiege
means
(verb) beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
beat, outsmart, overreach, outfox, circumvent, outwit
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(verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
put off, skirt, hedge, fudge, dodge, circumvent, duck, elude, sidestep, evade, parry
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