Avoid and Grappled

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Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Grappled is an antonym for avoid.

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Avoid is an antonym for grappled in grab topic.

Nearby Words: grapple, grappling

Not to be confused with Clothing Damage, when the character's clothing gets destroyed during a battle, or Giving Them the Strip, when clothing is torn or discarded to escape being grappled and avoid a battle.

Source: Battle Strip
Not to be confused with discarding one's garment to mislead a pursuer (Throwing the Distraction) or removing a garment to fight someone off with it (Improvised Weapon), as these are used to avoid being grappled in the first place.

Source: Giving Them the Strip

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