(n-suf) (uk) protection
(n) tarpaulin
shelter from rain
covering against rain
(v1,vt) (1) to avoid (situation)
(v1) (2) to ward off
to avert
(P)
(v1,vt) (1) to avoid (physical contact with)
(v1) (2) to ward off
to avert
(P)
(exp) to dodge a car
(exp) (obsc) to summer
to go away for the summer
(exp) to spare the trouble (of doing)
(exp) to be outshone
to be put to shame
(exp) to shirk a responsibility
(exp) to avoid a problem
(exp) to avert peoples eyes
(exp) to keep out of the sun
(exp,adj-i) (that) cannot be avoided (e.g. problem)
unavoidable