dodge

(dŏj)

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.

1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.
2. To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.

1. The act of dodging.
2. An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See Synonyms at wile.

(dŏj), Mary Elizabeth Mapes 1831-1905.