verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of elude form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

elusionintangibleslipslip

Example

More examples

"Tom has been doing a pretty good job of eluding the police, but eventually he'll get caught."

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