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Webster 1913 Edition
Shun
Shun
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shunned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shunning
.] [OE.
shunien
, schunien
, schonien
, AS. scunian
, sceonian
; cf. D. schuinen
to slepe, schuin
oblique, sloping, Icel. skunda
, skynda
, to hasten. Cf. Schooner
, Scoundrel
, Shunt
.] To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew;
as, to
. shun
rocks, shoals, viceI am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Acts xx. 26,27.
Scarcity and want shall
shun
you. Shakespeare
Syn. – See
Avoid
. Webster 1828 Edition
Shun
SHUN
,Verb.
T.
1. To avoid; to keep clear of; not to fall on or come in contact with; as, to shun rocks and shoals in navigation. In shunning Scylla, take care to avoid to avoid Charybdis.
2. To avoid; not to mix or associate with; as, to shun evil company.
3. To avoid; not to practice; as, to shun vice.
4. To avoid; to escape; as, to shun a blow.
5. To avoid; to decline; to neglect.
I haved not shunned to declare the whole counsel of God. Acts 20.