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How to pronounce dodge
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What does dodge mean?
verbTo avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
“He dodged traffic crossing the street.”
To avoid; to sidestep.
“The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.”
To elude.
nounAn act of dodging.
A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
““Ain't this a rum go? This is a queer sort of dodge for lighting the streets.””
A line of work.
“In the marketing dodge, that is known as rub-off.”
adjDodgy.
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