English

Alternative forms

• umbechew, umschew, umchew (Scotland)

Verb

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

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