To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
To try not to do something or to have something happen
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
To come to a dead-end.
A road with no exit.
A position that offers no hope of progress.
Going nowhere; blocked.