v. t. | 1. | To empty. |
2. | To emit or throw out; to void; | |
3. | To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from. | |
4. | To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute. | |
5. | To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; | |
6. | To get rid of. | |
7. | (Pleading) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter. | |
v. i. | 1. | To retire; to withdraw. |
2. | (Law) To become void or vacant. |
Verb | 1. | avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" |
2. | avoid - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" | |
3. | avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires" | |
4. | avoid - refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day" Synonyms: keep off | |
5. | avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" |