dodgeverb
uk/dɒdʒ/us/dɑːdʒ/[ I or T ] to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side:
He dodged to avoid the hurtling bicycle.
[ T ] to avoid something unpleasant:
The Senator dodged questions about his relationship with the actress.
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Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- fudge
- get out of sth
- get round sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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dodgenoun [ C ]
uk/dɒdʒ/us/dɑːdʒ/informala clever, dishonest way of avoiding something:
They bought another car as a tax dodge (= a way to avoid paying tax).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Avoiding action
- avoid
- avoid sth like the plague idiom
- avoidance
- bottle
- bottle out
- flinch from sth/doing sth
- fudge
- get out of sth
- get round sth
- get-out clause
- insure
- shrink
- sit on your arse idiom
- skip out on sb/sth
- stand around
- stand by
- stand round
- steer
- welch
- welsh
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