All 3 Uses of
divert
in
Main Street
- So——That's all of the biography of a living dead man, except the diverting last chapter, the lies about my having been 'a tower of strength and legal wisdom' which some day a preacher will spin over my lean dry body."†
Chpt 13
- Hugh was her reason for living, promise of accomplishment in the future, shrine of adoration—and a diverting toy.†
Chpt 20
- To her he was a superb, boyish, diverting creature; all the heroic qualities in a manly magnificent body.†
Chpt 21 *
Definition:
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(divert as in: divert the traffic or funds) to change the direction of something, or the purpose for which it is used