to do something perfunctorily; to evade; to stall for time; to make excuses to get out of something

to keep out; to hold off; to block something or protect oneself from it; to withstand

to coat, smear, or daub a surface evenly with a substance like mud, paint, or enamel

(bound form) to offend; to be rude to someone

to scrounge or obtain something through deception or perfunctory effort