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- DictionaryDodge/däj/
verb
- 1. avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement: "we ducked inside our doorway to dodge shrapnel that was raining down"
- 2. expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging: "he dodged and burned the photograph to get the exact exposure levels he was after"
noun
- 1. a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side: fig. We have dodged a bullet a lot of times in the last three or four years. To dodge something unpleasant is to avoid it: [ T ] Few men still talk about how they dodged the draft. dodge. noun [ C ]
Definition of dodge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To dodge something is to avoid it. In dodge ball, players dodge the balls being thrown at them. Dodging is making quick, sudden movements, usually to avoid something. You have to move quickly to dodge a flower pot that's falling from a ledge. In football, running backs are good at dodging defensive players.
3 days ago · dodge in British English. (dɒdʒ ) verb. 1. to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly. 2. to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery. 3. (intransitive) bell-ringing. to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes.
n. 1. The act of dodging: made a dodge to the left. 2. A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone: a tax dodge. See Synonyms at wile. [ Origin unknown .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
dodge verb (NOT SAY/DO) to avoid talking about something or doing something you should do: The minister dodged questions about his relationship with the actress. dodge. noun [ C ] uk / dɒdʒ / us. a way of avoiding something, usually a dishonest one: a tax dodge.
Dodge definition: to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy. See examples of DODGE used in a sentence.
