dodge
61dodge — ▪ I. dodge dodge 1 [dɒdʒ ǁ dɑːdʒ] verb [transitive] informal to deliberately avoid doing something, especially paying for something: • We suspected they were dodging VAT and alerted Customs and Excise. • ways in which the tobacco industry had… …
62dodge — I UK [dɒdʒ] / US [dɑdʒ] verb Word forms dodge : present tense I/you/we/they dodge he/she/it dodges present participle dodging past tense dodged past participle dodged 1) [intransitive/transitive] to avoid someone or something by moving quickly,… …
63dodge — dodge1 [ dadʒ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to avoid someone or something by moving quickly, especially so that something does not hit you or someone does not see you: Shoppers had to dodge flying glass when the bomb exploded. cyclists… …
64dodge — [[t]dɒ̱ʤ[/t]] dodges, dodging, dodged 1) VERB If you dodge, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen. [V prep/adv] He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men... [V prep/adv] We dodged behind a pillar out of sight of the… …
65dodge — 1 verb 1 (T) to move quickly in order to avoid being hit by someone or something: I managed to dodge the shot that came flying through the air. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly in a particular direction to avoid someone or… …
66dodge — 1. verb 1) she dodged into a crowded restaurant Syn: dart, bolt, dive, lunge, leap, spring 2) he could easily dodge the two cops Syn: elude, evade, avoid, escape, run away from …
67Dodge — This unusual name, with the modern varients Doige and Doidge, has two possible origins, the first being from the medieval personal name Dogge a pet form of Roger , which in turn comes from the Anglo Saxon name Hrothgar , meaning fame spear . The… …
68dodge — v. (D; intr.) to dodge behind (to dodge behind a door) * * * [dɒdʒ] (D; intr.) to dodge behind (to dodge behind a door) …
69dodge — dodge1 [dɔdʒ US da:dʒ] v 1.) [I and T] to move quickly to avoid someone or something ▪ He ran across the courtyard, dodging a storm of bullets. dodge between/through/into etc ▪ Helen clutched Edward s arm as they dodged through the traffic . 2.)… …
70dodge — 1. verb 1) he could easily dodge the two coppers Syn: elude, evade, avoid, escape, run away from, lose, shake (off); informal give someone the slip 2) the minister tried to dodge the debate Syn: avoid, evade …
