To Endure
To Keep Out, To Stave Off, To Surpass, To Outrank, To Eclipse
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means endure, so the verb version is to endure or to keep out.
しのぐ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already so you should be able to read it!
貧乏な時は、雑草を食べて飢えを凌いでいました。
When I was poor I ate weeds to stave off starvation.