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Synonyms
dodge (dŏj)

[Origin unknown.]

verb: dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
  2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.
  3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

intransitive verb 

  1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.
  2. To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.

noun 

  1. The act of dodging.
  2. An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See synonyms at wile