dodge

1. v. i. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. Source: opted

2. v. i. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility. Source: opted

5. v. t. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade Source: wordnet

8. n. a quick evasive movement Source: wordnet

9. n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery Source: wordnet

10. v. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid Source: wordnet

11. v. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course Source: wordnet

12. v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) Source: wordnet

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