Other Definitions
dodge (enc)
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Dodge| Noun | 1. | dodge - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises wangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery | | | 2. | dodge - a quick evasive movementevasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | | | 3. | dodge - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | | | Verb | 1. | dodge - make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | | 2. | dodge - move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | | | 3. | dodge - 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"quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" | |
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