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Dodge (Verb)

Meaning 1

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".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Fudge
  • Skirt
  • Put Off
  • Elude
  • Evade
  • Sidestep
  • Hedge
  • Circumvent
  • Parry
  • Duck

Hypernyms

  • Avoid

Hyponyms

  • Beg
  • Quibble

Related Words

  • Dodger (noun)
  • Dodging (noun)
  • Dodge (noun)

Meaning 2

Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Related Words

  • Dodge (noun)

Meaning 3

Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

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