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English noun: dodge | |||
| 1. | dodge (cognition) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | ||
| Samples | His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track. | ||
| Synonyms | contrivance, stratagem | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scheme, strategy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | plant, pump-and-dump scheme, wangle, wangling | ||
| 2. | dodge (act) a quick evasive movement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evasion | ||
| 3. | dodge (communication) a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | ||
| Synonyms | dodging, scheme | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | falsehood, falsity, untruth | ||
English verb: dodge | |||
| 1. | dodge (motion) make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid | ||
| Samples | The child dodged the teacher's blow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | dodge (motion) move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course | ||
| Samples | The pickpocket dodged through the crowd. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 3. | dodge (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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