Reverse Dictionary: AVOID

ADJECTIVES
1727 — DEVITABLE easy to be avoided, shunned, or escaped → obs.
1898 — BAULKY anxious to avoid one, to get out of the way → Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS
1340 — BEFLYING avoiding, shunning → obs.
1607 — DECLINING avoidance → obs.
1855 — GO-BY avoidance, disregard → Amer. dial.

NOUNS, PERSON
1967 — NUT-DUCKER a person who stares at the ground to avoid acknowledging an acquaintance in the street → Aust. sl.

VERBS
..900 — MITHE to avoid, to remain concealed; to escape notice; to hide one’s thoughts or feelings → obs.
..900 — WARE to avoid, to shun, to keep clear of; to beware of, to guard against → arch.
1000 — BEFLEE to avoid, to shun, to flee from, to flee → obs.
1175 — BEFLY to avoid, to shun, to fly from, to escape → obs.
1250 — AGLY to avoid, to evade; to slip away from → obs.
1303 — WAIVE to avoid, to shun; to elude, to escape, to dodge a blow → obs.
1400 — DECLINE to avoid, to shun; to turn aside from to get or keep out of the way of → obs.
1400 — SHURN to avoid, to shun → obs. rare exc. Amer. dial.
1456 — UMBECHEW • UMBESCHEW to avoid, to shun → Sc. obs.
1484 — BALK • BAULK to avoid in passing; to shun → obs.
1520 — BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH to avoid coming to the point; to delay talking about something difficult or unpleasant 
1543 — SHOOT to avoid, to escape → Sc. obs.
1549 — DEVITE to avoid, to shun → obs.
1588 — EVITATE to avoid, to shun, to escape → obs.
1618 — PUT BY to evade a question, etc.; to avoid or deflect the questioning, demands, etc. of a person → obs.
..18C — FUNK IT to avoid an issue or an act through fear → sl.
1705 — GO ROUND THE BUSH to avoid coming to the point; to delay talking about something difficult or unpleasant 
1775 — ABSONATE to avoid, to detest → obs. law term (Bk.)
1809 — MAKE ONESELF SCARCE to avoid, to stay away → colloq.
1825 — CRIMBLE to shrink, to cringe; to avoid being observed; to sneak, to creep about privily → Eng. dial.
1834 — FUNK • FUNK OUT to try to avoid or evade an undertaking, duty etc.; to back out of something, owing to a lack of courage or spirit 
1848 — WRIGGLE OUT (OF)  to avoid or evade a responsibility or duty → sl.
1849 — RUSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD to embark enthusiastically on a course of action that most sensible people would avoid
1851 — SCREED to avoid, to shun, to eschew → Eng. dial.
1855 — GIVE ONE THE GO-BY to avoid, to disregard, to neglect → Amer. dial.
1864 — DUCK to avoid someone or something → US sl.
1866 — DUFF to avoid, to evade, to dodge → Eng. dial. obs.
1873 — GET AWAY WITH THE BAGGAGE to avoid the consequences of mischief or wrongdoing → Amer. sl., hist. usage
1893 — WORM OUT OF SOMETHING to avoid or evade an unpleasant situation → Amer. sl.
..20C — GIVE A MISS to avoid seeing or doing something → sl.
..E20 — GIVE THE GO-AROUND TO to avoid, to evade, to slight → chiefly US
1905 — DOG IT to avoid or shirk responsibility, risk, etc. → sl., orig. US
1910 — GIVE SOMEONE THE RUN • GIVE SOMEONE THE RUNAROUND 1910 to avoid; to delay; to put off; usually in order to give oneself some form of advantage, breathing space, etc. → orig. US
1912 — BEAT to avoid, to evade punishment or conviction → Amer. sl.
1918 — SQUIB to avoid doing something out of fear; to lose one’s nerve → Aust. sl.
1919 — DODGE THE COLUMN to avoid work or shirk one’s duty → sl., orig. services’ usage
1920 — LAY OUT to avoid someone; to step aside → African-American sl.
1920 — PUNK OUT to avoid doing something out of fear; to lose one’s nerve → US sl.
1930 — DOG to avoid a duty or responsibility; to shirk → US sl.
1930 — TAKE OUTDOORS ON SOMEONE to avoid someone; to leave alone → sl.
1958 — ODDS to avoid, to get out of → sl.
1960 — DUCK AND DIVE to avoid or evade, esp. with regard to legality or responsibility; to dodge work; to shirk → UK rhyming sl. for ‘skive’ (to avoid or evade)
1961 — SWEEP UNDER THE RUG to avoid or conceal something → US sl.
1967 — ALIBI to avoid an issue; to hedge → Amer. dial.
1969 — JINK to avoid → Amer. dial.
1969 — SCOFF to avoid doing; to dodge → Sc.
1971 — GYPPO to avoid something; to dodge an unpleasant responsibility; to shirk a duty → S. Afr. sl., orig. military usage
1981 — WIMP OUT to avoid doing something out of fear; to lose one’s nerve → sl., orig. US