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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

WHIP
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

SWAY
Pitching dangerously to one side

FEND
Withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

BIAS
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

5 letters

WHIRL
Confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

AMUSE
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

SHUNT
Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

AVERT
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

6 letters

DERAIL
Cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"

SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

DOGLEG
A golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway

DAMPEN
Check; keep in check (a fire)

BEFOUL
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

ABSORB
Cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"

7 letters

ENLIVEN
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

BEGUILE
Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

DEFLECT
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

DETRACT
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"

REROUTE

DEVIATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

HIVEOFF
Remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company"

DISPORT
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

8 letters

DISTRACT
Draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

REDIRECT
Channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"

RELOCATE
Move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

WEANFROM

TURNFROM

ABSTRACT
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

9 letters

DISENGAGE
Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

SIDETRACK
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

MISDIRECT
Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

11 letters

DISINTEREST
Tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement

13 letters

MALADMINISTER

DIVERTTHEMIND

14 letters

MISAPPROPRIATE
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

16 letters

DETRACTATTENTION