Dodge
[n] a quick evasive movement
[n] an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
[n] a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
[v] 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"
[v] make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow)
[v] move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
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Synonyms
circumvent, contrivance, dodging, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, scheme, sidestep, skirt, stratagem
Related Terms
about the bush, action, ad hoc measure, answer, around the bush, art, artful dodge, artifice, avoid, avoidance, avoiding reaction, back and fill, bag of tricks, ballot-box stuffing, be stuck-up, beat about, beat around, beg the question, bicker, blench, b