dodge

Dodge is defined as to evade, twist or move out of the way to avoid being hit.

(verb)

See dodge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb dodged, dodging

Origin: ? akin to Scot dod, to jog: for IE base see dodder

transitive verb

to avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
to evade (a question, charge, etc.) by trickery, cleverness, etc.
to avoid meeting
Photog. to lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement

noun

See dodge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb dodged dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es

verb, transitive

To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.
To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

verb, intransitive

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

noun