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- Dictionarydodge/dɒdʒ/
verb
- 1. avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement: "marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists" Similar
- 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. Similar
- 2. the dodging of a bell in change-ringing.
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[ I or T ] to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side: He dodged to avoid the hurtling bicycle. [ T ] to avoid something unpleasant: The Senator dodged questions about his relationship with the actress. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to avoid doing something.
The meaning of DODGE is an act of evading by sudden bodily movement. How to use dodge in a sentence.
Dodge definition: to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy. See examples of DODGE used in a sentence.
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.
If you dodge something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful. He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness. [ VERB noun ]
Definition of dodge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dodge. (dŏj) v. dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es. v.tr. 1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside. 2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions. 3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process. v.intr. 1.
DODGE definition: 1. to move quickly to avoid someone or something: 2. to avoid talking about something or doing…. Learn more.
dodge meaning, definition, what is dodge: to move quickly to avoid someone or some...: Learn more.
v. to move aside suddenly; to get out of the way of suddenly: [ no object] She threw a chair at me but I dodged out of the way. [ ~ + object] He managed to dodge most of the rocks thrown at him. to avoid, evade, or elude, esp. by dishonest or unlawful means:[ ~ + object] They accused him of dodging his taxes. n. [ countable]
