Definition of dodges Dodges
/dɑˈʤɪz/ - [dajiz] -
We found 3 definitions of dodges from 2 different sources.
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What does dodges mean?
Wiktionary 
- dodges (Noun)
Plural of Dodge.
Part of speech
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| dodge - a quick evasive movement | ||
| evasion the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | ||
| dodge - a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | ||
| dodging, scheme | ||
| untruth, falsehood, falsity a false statement | ||
| dodge - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" | ||
| contrivance, stratagem | ||
| strategy, scheme the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war | ||
| plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| pump-and-dump scheme an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises | ||
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| dodge - make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow" | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| dodge - move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd" | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| dodge - 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" | ||
| hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep | ||
| avoid stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" | ||
| beg call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" | ||
| quibble argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dodge (v. i.)
To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. - dodge (v. i.)
To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble. - dodge (v. t.)
To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown. - dodge (v. t.)
Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility. - dodge (v. t.)
To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. - dodge (n.)
The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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dodge
Trying not to encounter a hurdle or to overcome a difficulty, a problem etc. without dealing directly with it. -
dodge
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dodge
doj, v.i. to start aside or shift about: to evade or use mean tricks: to shuffle or quibble.—v.t. to evade by a sudden shift of place: to trick.—n. an evasion: a trick: a quibble.—ns. Dodg′er; Dodg′ery, trickery.—adj. Dodg′y. [Cf. dodder, toddle, diddle; Scot. daddle, doddle.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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dodge
A homely but expressive phrase for shuffling conduct, or cunning of purpose. Also, to watch or follow a ship from place to place.
Wikipedia 
- Dodge is an American automobile, SUV and truck maker. They are based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
