allude tosomeone/something
phrasal verbwithalludeverbuk/əˈluːd/us/əˈluːd/
formaltomentionsomeone or something withouttalkingabout him, her, or itdirectly:
Shementionedsometroublethat she'd had athomeand Iguessedshe was alluding to herson.
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allusion
- allusiveness
- as forsomeone/somethingidiom
- bandysomethingaround
- bring
- bringsomeoneup
- come up
- direct speech
- indirect speech
- pursuant
- quote
- refer tosomeone/something
- reference
- referent
- rub
- rubsomeone'snose in itidiom
- rubsomethingin
- touch
- word