dodge
/dɒdʒ/
noun
Meaning
An act of dodging.
A trick, evasion or wile.
A line of work.
verb
Meaning
To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
"He dodged traffic crossing the street."
To avoid; to sidestep.
"The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply."
To go hither and thither.
(videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
To trick somebody.
Synonyms
adjective
Meaning
Dodgy