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v. To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

v. To make (something) deviate from its original path.

v. To deviate from its original path.

v. To cause to turn aside; to bend.

verb-intransitive. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.

To cause to turn aside; turn or bend from a right line or a regular course.

To turn away or aside; deviate from a true course or a right line; swerve.

v. draw someone's attention away from something

v. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

v. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

v. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

deflected    deflecting    deflects   

disconcert    flurry    confuse    put-off    fence    turn    preclude    forestall    prevent    forbid   

deflecting magnet   

deflected    deflecting   

bend    swerve    turn   

Brecht    Hecht    Select    affect    bedecked    checked    collect    confect    connect    correct