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dodge

/dɑdʒ/

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verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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"He dodged the issue"

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circumvent duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt

type of:
avoid
noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
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contrivance stratagem

type of:
strategy scheme
noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
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dodging scheme

type of:
untruth falsehood falsity
noun
a quick evasive movement
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evasion
verb
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
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"The child dodged the teacher's blow"

type of:
move
verb
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
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"the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

type of:
move

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