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dodge

verb
 
 
/dɒdʒ/ US  /dɑːdʒ/

Definition

[I or T] to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side: He dodged to avoid the hurtling bicycle.Moving in order to avoid contactDigressing and being indirect or evasive [T] to avoid something unpleasant: The minister dodged questions about his relationship with the actress.Avoiding actionLaziness and lazy people
(Definition of dodge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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