Avoid and Holds

Avoid

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

Holds is an antonym for avoid.

Holds

Definitions of Avoid not found.

Avoid is an antonym for holds in support topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Persona 3 Koromaru uses a small knife that he holds in his mouth, probably to avoid directly biting the Shadows.
  • Film / Return of the Jedi Luke holds back against Vader for a long time and tries to avoid fighting him, but finally get provoked into an Unstoppable Rage and defeats him.
  • Curiosity Is a Crapshoot He holds his breath to avoid the knockout gas... and pops out the other side completely insane.
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