Main entry: avoid
Definition: stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Usage: Her former friends now avoid her
Definition: refrain from certain foods or beverages
Usage: I keep off drugs; During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day
Main entry: forefend, forfend, fend off, stave off, avert, avoid, obviate, debar, deflect, ward off, head off
Definition: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Usage: Let's avoid a confrontation; head off a confrontation; avert a strike
Main entry: avoid
Definition: refrain from doing something
Usage: She refrains from calling her therapist too often; He should avoid publishing his wife's memories
Main entry: void, avoid, annul, invalidate, nullify, quash
Definition: declare invalid
Usage: The contract was annulled; void a plea