Definitions for eluding

Overview of noun eluding

The noun eluding has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. slip, elusion, eluding

(the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning))

Overview of verb elude

The verb elude has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) elude, evade, bilk

(escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation")

2. (1) elude, escape

(be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me")

3. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

(avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully")