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dodge

Syllabification: (dodge)
Pronunciation: /däj/
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Definition of dodge

verb

[with object]
  • 1avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement:we ducked inside our doorway to dodge shrapnel that was raining down
  • [no object] move quickly to one side or out of the way:Adam dodged between the cars
  • avoid (something) in a cunning or dishonest way:he went after people who had either dodged the war or invented a record in it
  • 2 (often as noun dodging) Photography expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging.

noun

  • a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
  • a cunning trick or dishonest act, in particular one intended to avoid something unpleasant:bartering can be seen as a tax dodge

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the senses 'dither' and 'haggle'): of unknown origin

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