transitive. Now chiefly Shetland. To pass over, pass by; to omit, skip. Cf. overhip, v.

To evade, elude. (In quot. 1820, absol.) Obsolete.

To avoid dealing with or attending to (something or someone); to evade; to disregard, ignore, take no notice of.

transitive. To avoid, shirk, evade. rare.

To skip over, skip, pass by, evade.

figurative. transitive. To avoid or evade (an undesirable person, situation, or challenge); to avoid discussing or dealing with (a difficult or…

figurative. To smother, ‘hush up’, suppress quietly. Also, to evade, to shirk, to avoid.

transitive. To get away from, to avoid, dodge (a person or thing). colloquial (originally U.S.).

figurative.