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dodge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contrivance, stratagem |
| Type of | strategy, scheme |
| Has types | wangling, pump-and-dump scheme, plant, wangle |
| Derivation | dodgy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | evasion |
Examples of dodge
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Though Carrey had to dodge a few attempted bitings, he wouldn't pick a favorite.
From the usatoday.com
The Russian president, for one, managed to dodge the ash cloud to fly to Krakow.
From the economist.com
The city had declared them nuisances to dodge having to compensate their owners.
From the latimes.com
We dodge the floats that mark countless crab pots, then stop to haul one aboard.
From the washingtonpost.com
Souter said using other means was a dodge to avoid tackling integration head-on.
From the omaha.com
Besides the potholes, motorists must dodge the wrecks of cars that have crashed.
From the economist.com
It had to dodge the main pipe that brings potable water to much of South County.
From the ocregister.com
And if he's not and new owners do arrive, for how long will he dodge the bullet?
From the guardian.co.uk
I cannot, for the poor life of me, see why men dodge the sacred truth of things.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Contrivance: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
- Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
- A quick evasive movement
- Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
- A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
- Hedge: 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"
- Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.
- The Dodge was a cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the A.M. Dodge Company from 1914-15. The cyclecar had a four-cylinder 25 hp engine that was water-cooled, and had a frictionless transmission. The vehicle was designed by George Wahl of Wahl Motor Company. ...
- Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area(s) on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure. ...
