To detest; abhor; shrink from.To go or keep away from; keep out of the neighborhood of; avoid.To try to escape from; attempt to elude, generally with success; hence, to evade; escape.To refrain from; eschew; neglect; refuse.To shove; push. Bailey, 1731; Halliwell.To shrink back; fall back; retreat.To avoid or evade danger or injury.To withhold action or participation; refrain, as from doing something.