حيص

1 حَاصَ عَنْهُ حاص عنه حاص عنة , aor. يَحِيصُ, inf. n. حَيْصٌ and حُيُوصٌ and مَحِيصٌ and مَحَاصٌ (S, Msb, K) and حَيَصَانٌ (S, K) and حَيْصُوصَةٌ (TA) and ↓ حَيْصَةٌ, (K,) [or the last is an inf. n. of un.,] He turned away from him, or it: (S, A, Msb, K:) and he returned, or went back, and fled, from him, or it: (TA:) and عنه ↓ انحاص signifies the same; (S, K, TA;) and so does عنه ↓ تحايص: (TA:) or (K) one says of friends, (S, K,) حَاصُوا, (K,) or حاصوا عَنِ العَدُوِّ [ they turned away from the enemy ]; (S;) [and in like manner, اِنْحَازُوا;] and of enemies, اِنْهَزَمُوا; (S, K;) [and in like manner, وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ.] You say also, حَاصَ عَنِ القِتَالِ He turned away from the fight. (A.) And حَاصَ عَنِ الحَقِّ He turned away from the truth; he deviated from it. (Msb.) And حَاصَ عَنِ الشَّىْءِ He turned away from the thing, and became safe from it. (TA.) And it is said in a trad. respecting the battle of Ohod, فَحَاصَ المُسْلِمُونَ ↓ حَيْصَةٌ And the Muslims made a wheel away, desiring flight: or, accord. to one relation, فَحَاضَ حَيْضَةً, which means the same. (TA.) حَيْصٌ also signifies The retiring, or going back, from a thing. (S, TA.) [See also مَحِيصٌ, below.]