Avoid and Gunned

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

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Gunned is an antonym for avoid.

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Avoid is an antonym for gunned in topics: carry, transport or accompany, go get.

Nearby Words: gunning, gunner, gunny

He's not above killing cops, even trying to garrote Lewis while RoboCop is beating up Officer Duffy, and uses his age to avoid getting gunned down by RoboCop.

Source: Film / RoboCop 2
Child's Play: A serial killer transfers his soul into a Good Guy doll named Chucky to avoid death after getting gunned down in a toy store.

Source: Demonic Dummy
Wronski Feint: When under attack by two Japanese fighter planes, Athena knows she's out-gunned and uses this to deal with them instead; one fails to pull out of a dive and hits a river, while another doesn't turn quickly enough to avoid a cliff.

Source: Comic Book / Athena Voltaire

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