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Wiktionary
- v. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
- v. To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
WordNet 3.0
- v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
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‘beat around the bush’ has been looked up 643 times, added to 3 lists, and is not a valid Scrabble word.
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