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dodge
verb(dodge)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms: circumvent, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt,
Examples:
He dodged the issue.
dodge
noun(dodge)
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Synonyms: contrivance, stratagem,
dodge
noun(dodge)
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Synonyms: dodging, scheme,
dodge
noun(dodge)
a quick evasive movement
dodge
verb(dodge)
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
Examples:
The child dodged the teacher's blow.
dodge
verb(dodge)
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
Examples:
The pickpocket dodged through the crowd.

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