dodge
/dɑd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable
Dodge means: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Synonyms for dodge15
noun, as in an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
verb, as in avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
What does dodge mean?6
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid“The child dodged the teacher's blow”
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course“the pickpocket dodged through the crowd”
noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade“his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
a quick evasive movement
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dodge?1
one syllable
Dodge in a sentence
- On his bicycle he can dodge through traffic with amazing speed.darinmex
- Remember to press the dodge button immediately after the dragon opens its mouth.sabretou
- I was somehow able to dodge the attack with ease.tsp_2
- Ziri avoided walking under trees to dodge bird droppings.always
- He managed to dodge the arrow just in time.Conjuice
- He dodged his fare and was caught by a ticket inspector.sundown
- Tobias just dodged a ball by not asking those guys to help him.Amastan
- Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.fcbond
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Forms of dodge
as a noun
- plural
- dodges
as a verb
- past tense
- dodged
- present participle
- dodging
- third-person singular
- dodges
- past participle
- dodged