dodge (Meaning)
dodge (n)
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
a quick evasive movement
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge (v)
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
dodge (v. i.)
To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
dodge (v. t.)
To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
dodge (n.)
The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dodge
dodge Sentence Examples
- The police were able to dodge the suspect's car during the high-speed chase.
- The matador skillfully dodged the bull's horns during the corrida.
- The football player dodged the tackler and ran for a touchdown.
- The boxer nimbly dodged his opponent's punches and landed several of his own.
- The thief dodged the security cameras as he made his way through the building.
- The hiker swiftly dodged the falling rocks as he made his way up the mountain.
- The driver swerved to dodge the pothole in the road.
- The squirrel deftly dodged the hawk's talons as it scurried up a tree.
- The skier gracefully dodged the obstacles on the course and made it to the finish line in record time.
- The politician skillfully dodged the reporter's tough questions during the press conference.
FAQs About the word dodge
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade, a quick evasive movement, a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery, make a
trick,ruse, scheme, sleight, fetch,device, gambit, feint, ploy, knack
follow,keep, seek, seek, observe, comply (with), obey, accept, comply (with), observe
The police were able to dodge the suspect's car during the high-speed chase.
The matador skillfully dodged the bull's horns during the corrida.
The football player dodged the tackler and ran for a touchdown.
The boxer nimbly dodged his opponent's punches and landed several of his own.
