English Dictionary
Definition of “dodge”
dodge (dɒdʒ
)
Definitions
verb
- to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly
- to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery
- (intr) bell-ringing to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes
- (tr) photography to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger
noun
- a plan or expedient contrived to deceive
- a sudden evasive or hiding movement
- a clever contrivance
- bell-ringing the act of dodging
Word Origin
C16: of unknown origin
Synonyms
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avoid,
hedge,
parry,
get out of,
shun,
evade,
sidestep,
circumvent,
shirk,
fend off,
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trick,
scheme,
ploy,
trap,
device,
fraud,
con,
manoeuvre,
deception,
scam,
gimmick,
hoax,
wheeze,
deceit,
ruse,
artifice,
subterfuge,
canard,
feint,
stratagem,
contrivance,
machination,
fastie,
Translations
- British English:
dodge
If you dodge somewhere, you move there suddenly to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists.dɒdʒ VERB We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the tourists.
- Spanish:
esquivar
v
- French:
éviter
vt
- German:
ausweichen
v
- Chinese: 躲开 v
- Arabic: يُرَاوِغُ v
- Portuguese: esquivar-se v
- Russian: увертываться v
- Croatian: izbjeći v
- Czech: uskočit v uskakovat
- Danish: springe til siden v
- Dutch: heen en weer bewegen v
- Finnish: väistää v
- Greek: αποφεύγω με ελιγμό v
- Italian: schivare v
- Japanese: さっと身をかわして避ける v
- Korean: 재빨리 몸을 비키다 v
- Norwegian: unnvike v
- Polish: odskoczyć v odskakiwać
- Brazilian Portuguese: esquivar-se v
- European Spanish:
esquivar
v
- Swedish: undvika v
- Thai: หลบหลีก v
- Turkish: kenara kaçmak v
- Vietnamese: né tránh v
Usage examples
When he saw me he tried to dodge behind a forklift, but I intercepted him as he reappeared on the other side.
Magnus Mills, THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2003)L virus is spread as an attachment to a lewd email and is compressed to try to dodge anti-virus filters.
New Scientist (2003)Must have been a slow day for guys and gals in the sports reporting dodge locally on Friday.
Edmonton Sun (2003)MSPs are supposed to hound employers who dodge paying workers compensation.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Five exploded when they hit the water, and the Sheffield managed to dodge the rest.
Howarth, David, Pursued By a Bear (1986)
