dodge

/dˈɑdʒ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
   “The child dodged the teacher's blow”
2. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
   “the pickpocket dodged through the crowd”
3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   “He dodged the issue”

noun

1. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
   “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
2. a quick evasive movement
3. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

Synonyms for dodge

• hedge
• fudge
• evade
• put off
• circumvent
• parry
• elude
• skirt
• duck
• sidestep
• contrivance
• stratagem
• dodging
• scheme

Words that rhyme with dodge

• lodge
• dislodge
• hodgepodge
• fuselage
• ajaj
• demirag
• hodge
• podge
• rodge
• travelodge