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dodge

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1. dodge - Noun

2. dodge - Adjective

3. dodge - Verb

4. Dodge - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

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He 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

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