"To allude" means to hint at something, or refer to something indirectly, often referencing something well-known.
"She alluded to the Titanic when she said their vacation was like hitting an iceberg and sinking," would be an example.
He struck his daughter because she alluded in a way he did not like to his relations with Mrs. Dyson.
Three words that can be used instead of alluded are hinted, implied or suggested.
mentioned, alluded
Allude, ( generally followed by " to " ) alluded.
He alluded to having a problem with his hearing.
The source being alluded to
will recognize
It has been alluded that he can, but I am unaware as to what they may be.
He was a notorious bank robber who alluded the sheriff for years.
It has been alluded to on SYTYCD, which he did not confess nor deny.
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The sport most alluded to in Shakespeare's work is bowls. Shakespeare was a bowler.