1. dodge - Noun
2. dodge - Adjective
3. dodge - Verb
4. Dodge - Proper noun
To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe dodged the issue Source: Internet
she skirted the problem Source: Internet
They tend to evade their responsibilities Source: Internet
he evaded the questions skillfully Source: Internet
his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track Source: Internet
The child dodged the teacher's blow Source: Internet