Unscramble dodge

Definition of dodge

noun:

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track". Synonyms: contrivance, stratagem.
• a quick evasive movement.
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. Synonyms: dodging, scheme.

verb:

• 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".
• 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". Synonyms: circumvent, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt.

Related words

beg, plant, quibble, wangle, wangling.

Words nearby

bodge, dodgem, dodger, dodgy, doge, lodge.

Rhymes with

dislodge, lodge, raj.