body swerve
Torso-led lateral feint
A body swerve is a quick sideways movement to avoid someone or something, originally from sports like football and rugby where players dodge defenders.
In British slang, to give something a body swerve is to deliberately avoid it: I'm giving the office party a body swerve this year.
The figurative use suggests evasion with a hint of disdain.
Evade by moving aside
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
- escapeFlight from captivity
juke · jink · weave · feint · shimmy · avoid · deflect · parry
Deliberately keep away
- steer clearActively avoid something
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- circumventAvoid by going around
- eschewDeliberately abstain from
avert · duck out · shy away · sidestep · skip · evade · abstain · cold shoulder
Deceptive mock attack
- fakeNot the real thing
- bluffCalculated false front
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- sellTransfer for payment
disguise · misdirection · ruse · ploy · decoy · sleight · fakeout · head fake
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
- light-footedMoving with minimal impact
- litheSupple and graceful
supple · deft · graceful · athletic · acrobatic · fluid · reactive · coordinated
sidestep
Evade by moving aside
escape · juke · jink · weave · feint · shimmy · avoid · deflect · parry · fend off
shun
Deliberately keep away
- steer clearActively avoid something
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- circumventAvoid by going around
eschew · avert · duck out · shy away · sidestep · skip · evade · abstain · cold shoulder · snub
feint
Deceptive mock attack
sell · disguise · misdirection · ruse · ploy · decoy · sleight · fakeout · head fake · wrong-foot
nimble
Quick and light-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- fleet-footedMoving with quick lightness
- light-footedMoving with minimal impact
lithe · supple · deft · graceful · athletic · acrobatic · fluid · reactive · coordinated · balanced
body swervestiff-arm
Pushing someone away forcefully
hand-off · power through · shoulder charge · bulldoze · truck
body swerveface up to
Accept and address directly
confront · embrace · seek out · engage · square up to
body swervehead-on collision
Direct front-to-front impact
direct hit · tackle · stiff-arm · charge · frontal assault
body, swerve, bodies, bodied, bodily, swerves, swerved, swerving