dodge
verb
[ dɒdʒ ]
• avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
• "marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists"
Similar:
dart,
bolt,
duck,
dive,
swerve,
body-swerve,
sidestep,
veer,
lunge,
jump,
leap,
spring,
elude,
evade,
avoid,
stay away from,
steer clear of,
escape,
run away from,
break away from,
lose,
leave behind,
shake,
shake off,
fend off,
keep at arm's length,
give someone a wide berth,
keep one's distance from,
deceive,
trick,
cheat,
end-run,
ditch,
give someone the slip,
• 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"
• (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round.
dodge
noun
• a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
• the dodging of a bell in change-ringing.
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘dither’ and ‘haggle’): of unknown origin.
dodge a bullet
• manage to avoid a difficult or unwelcome situation.
• "his side dodged a bullet as two last-gasp goals handed Rochdale a 3–2 win over Northampton"
