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dodge

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Verb

  1. To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
  2. To avoid; to sidestep.
  3. To elude.
  4. To go, or cause to go, hither and thither.
  5. 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).
  6. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
  7. To trick somebody.

Noun

  1. An act of dodging.
  2. A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
  3. A line of work.

Adjective

  1. Dodgy.

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A placename: A village in Nebraska.
  3. A placename: A city and village in North Dakota.
  4. A placename: A census-designated place in Oklahoma.
  5. A placename: A town in Wisconsin.
  6. A brand of motor vehicle.

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