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Definition of Dodge
1. Verb. Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid. "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
2. Noun. An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. "His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Generic synonyms: Scheme, Strategy
Specialized synonyms: Plant, Pump-and-dump Scheme, Wangle, Wangling
Derivative terms: Dodgy
3. Verb. Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course. "The pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
4. Noun. A quick evasive movement.
5. Verb. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). "He evaded the questions skillfully"
Specialized synonyms: Beg, Quibble
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Circumvention, Dodger, Dodging, Dodging, Evasion, Hedge, Hedger, Hedging
6. Noun. A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.
Definition of Dodge
1. v. i. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
2. v. t. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
3. n. The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.
Definition of Dodge
1. Proper noun. (surname from=given names dot=) derived from a (etyl enm) diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States.) ¹
2. Proper noun. A brand of motor vehicle. ¹
3. Verb. To avoid by moving out of the way (often suddenly) ¹
4. Verb. (figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep ¹
5. Verb. (archaic) To go hither and thither ¹
6. Verb. (photography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare (term burn)). ¹
7. Noun. An act of dodging ¹
8. Noun. A trick, evasion or wile ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dodge
1. to evade [v DODGED, DODGING, DODGES] - See also: evade
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