dodge

verb
UK: /dɒdʒ/
US: /dɑːdʒ/

  1. To move quickly to avoid someone or something.

    1. I had to dodge the ball.
    2. The politician tried to dodge the reporter's difficult questions about the scandal.

  2. To avoid doing something, especially in a dishonest way.

    1. He tried to dodge paying taxes.
    2. She dodged her responsibilities by pretending to be sick and staying home.

Synonyms

evade avoid duck shirk swerve escape
dodge noun

  1. A quick movement to avoid someone or something.

    1. He made a quick dodge.
    2. With a skillful dodge, she avoided the puddle in the street and kept walking.

  2. A trick or clever way of avoiding something.

    1. That's just a dodge to avoid work.
    2. The company used a legal dodge to avoid paying the full amount of taxes.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dodge" in English means: To move quickly to avoid someone or something., To avoid doing something, especially in a dishonest way..

The phonetic transcription of "dodge" is /dɒdʒ/ in British English and /dɑːdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "dodge": evade, avoid, duck, shirk, swerve, escape.

Example usage of "dodge": "I had to dodge the ball.". More examples on the page.