dodge in English dictionary

  • dodge

    Meanings and definitions of "dodge"

    • To avoid by moving out of the way (often suddenly)
    • (figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep
    • (archaic) To go hither and thither
    • An act of dodging
    • A trick, evasion or wile
    • noun
      An act of dodging
    • noun
      A trick, evasion or wile
    • verb
      To avoid by moving suddenly out of the way.
    • verb
      (figuratively)
      To avoid; to sidestep.
    • verb
      (archaic)
      To go hither and thither.
    • verb
      (photography)
      To decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare burn).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
    • Trying not to encounter a hurdle or to overcome a difficulty, a problem etc. without dealing directly with it.
    • An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.
    • to avoid by moving out of the way
    • to avoid; to sidestep
    • noun
      an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
    • noun
      a quick evasive movement
    • noun
      a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
    • verb
      move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

    Synonyms of "dodge" in English dictionary

    skirt, contrivance, falsehood are the top synonyms of "dodge" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of dodge

    • dodge ( plural  dodges)
    • dodge ( third-person singular simple present dodges, present participle dodging, simple past and past participle dodged)
    • dodge (plural dodges)
    • dodge (third-person singular simple present dodges, present participle dodging, simple past and past participle dodged)
  • Dodge

    Meanings and definitions of "dodge"

    • A surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States.)
    • A brand of motor vehicle.
    • proper
      A surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States.)
    • proper
      A brand of motor vehicle.
    • proper
      A village in Nebraska.
    • proper
      A city/village in North Dakota.
    • proper
      A census-designated place in Oklahoma.
    • proper
      A town in Wisconsin.

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