Dictionary Entry
deflect
deflect is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected.
- 2intransitive verb
To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
- 3verb
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
"block an attack"
- 4verb
draw someone's attention away from something
"The thief distracted the bystanders"
"He deflected his competitors"
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- 5verb
turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- 6verb
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
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- 7verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
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