dodge
[verb]
Synonyms:
- duck, dart, sidestep, swerve, turn aside
- evade, avoid, elude, get out of, shirk
[noun]
Synonyms:
- trick, device, ploy, ruse, scheme, stratagem, subterfuge, wheeze (Brit. slang)

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Antonyms: face
Contrasted words: banter, beard, brave, challenge, dare, defy, front, venture, confront, encounter, meet
Related Idioms: fight shy of
Related Words: malinger, avoid, elude, escape, evade, skirt, slide, slip, short-circuit

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Dodge /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ trademark
a type of US car made by Chrysler:
He drives a Dodge Dart.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. dodge¹ /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] to move quickly to avoid someone or something:
He ran across the courtyard, dodging a storm of bullets.
dodge between/through/into etc
Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic.

2. [transitive] to deliberately avoid discussing something or doing something Synonym : evade
dodge an issue/question
Senator O'Brian skilfully dodged the crucial question.
draft dodging (=when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. dodge² noun [countable]
informal something dishonest that is done to avoid a rule or law:
Businesses are investing in tree plantations as a tax dodge (=a way of avoiding paying tax).

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