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Definitions for Dodging

[1] to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
[2] Also hold back. Photography . (in printing) 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 followed by out ). Compare burn1(def 45) .
[3] to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something.
[4] to use evasive methods; prevaricate: When asked a direct question, he dodges.
[5] a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
[6] an ingenious expedient or contrivance; shifty trick.
[7] Slang . a business, profession, or occupation.
[8] Mary Elizabeth, 1831–1905, U.S. editor and author of children's books.
[9] to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly
[10] to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery
[11] (intr) bell-ringing to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes
[12] (tr) photog to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger
[13] a plan or expedient contrived to deceive
[14] a sudden evasive or hiding movement
[15] a clever contrivance
[16] bell-ringing the act of dodging

Words related to Dodging

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Words nearby Dodging

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Origin of Dodging

eFirst recorded in 1560–70; of obscure origin

Other words from Dodging

out·dodge , verb (used with object), out·dodged, out·dodg·ing.
un·dodged , adjective

Word origin for Dodging

eC16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Dodging

ditch, duck, elude, escape, evade, fend off, shuffle, sidestep, skirt, dark, deceive, equivocate, fence, fudge, hedge, juke, lurch, malinger, parry, pussyfoot, shake, shift, shirk, short-circuit, slide, slip, swerve, tergiversate, trick, weasel, circumlocute, get around, get out of, give the slip, move to the side, put the move on, shake off, skip out on, tergiverse, turn aside