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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

duck,
evade,
fudge,
shun,
skirt

adjective

Meaning

  • Dodgy