Main entry: hedge, circumvent, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, elude
Definition: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Usage: He dodged the issue; she skirted the problem; They tend to evade their responsibilities; he evaded the questions skillfully
Main entry: elude, evade, bilk
Definition: escape, either physically or mentally
Usage: The thief eluded the police; This difficult idea seems to evade her; The event evades explanation
Definition: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Usage: What you are seeing in him eludes me