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dodge

(d/A//dZ/ )

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
contrivance, stratagem

source: wordnet30
a quick evasive movement(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery(noun.communication)

Synonym:
dodging, scheme

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid(verb.motion)

Example:
The child dodged the teacher's blow.

source: wordnet30
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course(verb.motion)

Example:
The pickpocket dodged through the crowd.

source: wordnet30
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)(verb.communication)

Example:
He dodged the issue.

Synonym:
circumvent, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

source: wordnet30
To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.(verb)

source: webster1913
To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.(verb)

source: webster1913

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