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dodge

/dɒdʒ/
noun
  1. An act of dodging.

  2. A trick, evasion or wile.

  3. A line of work.

verb
  1. To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

    "He dodged traffic crossing the street."

  2. To avoid; to sidestep.

    "The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply."

  3. To go hither and thither.

Synonymsduck, evade, fudge, shun, skirt
adjective
  1. Dodgy

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