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dodge v. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
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dodge n. [
contrivance, stratagem] an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
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dodge n. a quick evasive movement
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dodge v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
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dodge v. [
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, 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"
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