deflect

deflect

verb

Definition of DEFLECT

to change the course or direction of (something) <the wind deflected the Frisbee just as I was about to lunge for it>

Synonyms deflect, divert, redirect, swing, veer, wheel, whip

Related Words avert, deviate, move, rechannel, shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer; swivel, twist, whirl, zigzag; bend, curve, sway; reverse, turn back