jink

/dʒɪŋk/
verb
  1. To move quickly and suddenly in a different direction to avoid something.
    • The rabbit jinked left to escape the fox.
    • In the soccer game, the striker jinked past two defenders before scoring.
    • The car jinked suddenly to avoid hitting a deer on the road.
noun
  1. A quick, sudden change of direction to avoid something.
    • The pilot performed a jink to evade the enemy missile.
    • The runner made a sharp jink to dodge the tackle.
    • With a quick jink, the bird escaped the cat's claws.
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