1. (v.t.)dodge to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy; avoid.
2. dodge (in printing a photograph) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a periodwhile exposing the remainder of the print, in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out).
3. (v.i.)dodge to moveaside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something.
4. dodge to use evasive methods; prevaricate.
5. (n.)dodge a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
6. dodge a clever scheme; shifty trick.
Definition of 'Dodge'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)contrivance, stratagem, dodge an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
3. (verb)dodge, dodging, scheme a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
4. (verb)dodge make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
5. (verb)dodge move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
6. (verb)hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
1. (verb)dodge to move quickly to avoid I managed to dodge out of the way.; She dodged the holes as she rode.
Definition of 'Dodge'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Dodge 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
2. (verb)Dodge to start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start
3. (verb)Dodge to evade a duty by low craft; to practicemean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble
4. (verb)Dodge to evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown
5. (verb)Dodge fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility
6. (verb)Dodge to follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place
Sense: to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.