dodge
/dɑdʒ/
noun
- A quick movement to avoid something.
- With a quick dodge to the left, she avoided the tackle.
- His dodge was so fast that the punch missed him completely.
- The cat made a sudden dodge under the table.
- A clever or dishonest trick used to avoid something or gain an advantage.
- He used a tax dodge to pay less money to the government.
- That excuse is just a dodge to get out of going to the party.
- The company's accounting dodge was discovered during the audit.
verb
- To move quickly to avoid being hit by something or someone.
- The squirrel dodged the falling branch just in time.
- She dodged the puddle on the sidewalk to keep her shoes dry.
- He had to dodge a flying ball during the game.
- To avoid something unpleasant, such as a question, duty, or problem.
- He dodged the issue by changing the subject.
- Stop trying to dodge your chores and clean your room.
- The politician tried to dodge the reporter's question about taxes.