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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. t.) Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 13 October 2021
Dodge [1]
(1): ( v. t.) Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.
(2): ( v. t.) To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
(3): ( v. t.) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
(4): ( v. i.) To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
(5): ( v. i.) To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.
(6): ( n.) The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.
