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[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb turn tail has 1 senses

   turn tail(v = verb.motion) break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
is one way to go away, go forth, leave
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Avoidance

VB  abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt, not do, maintain the even tenor of one's way, eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with, keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, stand off, hold aloof, hold off, take no part in, have no hand in, avoid, shun, steer clear of, keep clear of, fight shy of, keep one's distance, keep at a respectful distance, keep out of the way, get out of the way, evade, elude, turn away from, set one's face against, deny oneself, shrink back, hang back, hold back, draw back, recoil, retire, flinch, blink, blench, shy, shirk, dodge, parry, make way for, give place to, beat a retreat, turn tail, turn one's back, take to one's heels, runaway, run for one's life, cut and run, be off like a shot, fly, flee, fly away, flee away, run away from, take flight, take to flight, desert, elope, make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off, break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from, slip cable, part company, turn one's heel, sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take French leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedaddle, absquatulat, cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce, escape, go away, abandon, reject, lead one a dance, lead one a pretty dance, throw off the scent, play at hide and seek, Adj, unsought, unattempted, avoiding, neutral, shy of, elusive, evasive, fugitive, runaway, shy, wild.


Cowardice

VB  quail, be cowardly, be a coward, funk, cower, skulk, sneak, flinch, shy, fight shy, slink, turn tail, run away, show, the white feather.


Regression

VB  recede, regrade, return, revert, retreat, retire, retrograde, retrocede, back out, back down, balk, crawfish, crawl, withdraw, rebound, go back, come back, turn back, hark back, draw back, fall back, get back, put back, run back, lose ground, fall astern, drop astern, backwater, put about, backtrack, take the back track, veer round, double, wheel, countermarch, ebb, regurgitate, jib, shrink, shy, turn tail, turn round, turn upon one's heel, turn one's back upon, retrace one's steps, dance the back step, sound a retreat, beat a retreat, go home.


[RELATED WORDS]

about turn, amp'8are turn, box tail, fee tail, good turn, horizontal tail, ill turn, in turn, kick turn, kite tail, lion's tail, lizard's tail, lobster tail, mare's tail, piece of tail, sea turn, sprig tail, stem turn, tail, tail assembly, tail bone, tail coat, tail end, tail feather, tail fin, tail gate, tail lamp, tail rotor, tail wind, three-point turn, toss and turn, turn, turn a blind eye, turn a loss, turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny, turn a profit, turn a trick, turn about, turn around, turn aside, turn away, turn away from, turn back, turn down, turn in, turn indicator, turn inside out, turn into, turn of events, turn of expression, turn of phrase, turn of the century, turn off, turn on, turn on a dime, turn one's stomach, turn out, turn over, turn over a new leaf, turn red, turn signal, turn the corner, turn the other cheek, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn the trick, turn thumbs down, turn to, turn turtle, turn up, turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, turn upside down, vertical tail, white tail