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Meaning of dodge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dodge
      n 1: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or
           evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us
           off the track" [syn: {contrivance}, {stratagem}, {dodge}]
      2: a quick evasive movement
      3: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or
         trickery [syn: {dodge}, {dodging}, {scheme}]
      v 1: make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid;
           "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
      2: move to and fro or from place to place usually in an
         irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
      3: 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" [syn:
         {hedge}, {fudge}, {evade}, {put off}, {circumvent}, {parry},
         {elude}, {skirt}, {dodge}, {duck}, {sidestep}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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