BLENCH

blench

Noun

  1. A deceit; a trick.
  2. A sidelong glance.

Verb

  1. To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
  2. To quail.
  3. To deceive; cheat.
  4. To draw back from; shrink; avoid; elude; deny, as from fear.
  5. To hinder; obstruct; disconcert; foil.
  6. To fly off; to turn aside.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To blanch.


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