meaning of dodge
1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
3. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
4. Fig. : To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.
5. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
6. 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.
7. a quick evasive movement
Related Words
dodge | dodge city | dodged | dodgem | dodger | dodgery |
