umbeschew

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umbechew, umschew, umchew (Scotland)

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umbeschew (third-person singular simple present umbeschews, present participle umbeschewing, simple past and past participle umbeschewed)

(transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To avoid; shun.
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To get away; escape.