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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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DODGE definition: 1. to avoid being hit by something by moving quickly to one side: 2. to avoid something…. Learn more.
The meaning of DODGE is an act of evading by sudden bodily movement. How to use dodge in a sentence.
DODGE definition: 1. to move quickly to avoid someone or something: 2. to avoid talking about something or doing…. Learn more.
1. to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy; avoid. 2. (in printing a photograph) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period while exposing the remainder of the print, in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes fol. by out).
If you dodge something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you.
Definition of dodge verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid somebody/something. dodge something He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. (+ adv./prep.) The girl dodged behind a tree to hide from the other children.
tax dodge They bought another car as a tax dodge (= a way to avoid paying tax). fig. We have dodged a bullet a lot of times in the last three or four years. [ T ] Few men still talk about how they dodged the draft. She sells antiques as a tax dodge. He has repeatedly dodged questions from reporters.
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.
A complete guide to the word "DODGE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
[transitive] to avoid doing something, especially in a dishonest way dodge something He dodged his military service. dodge doing something She tried to dodge paying her taxes. He tried to dodge the question/issue (= avoid giving an answer) by changing the subject. Definition of dodge verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
