dodge
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- To avoid; to sidestep.
- To elude.
- To go, or cause to go, hither and thither.
- To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
- To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
- To trick somebody.
Noun
- An act of dodging.
- A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
- A line of work.
Adjective
- Dodgy.
Proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A placename: A village in Nebraska.
- A placename: A city and village in North Dakota.
- A placename: A census-designated place in Oklahoma.
- A placename: A town in Wisconsin.
- A brand of motor vehicle.
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