1 to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid sb/sth:
[VN] He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. * [V] [usually +adv./prep.] The girl dodged behind a tree to hide from the other children.
2 to avoid doing sth, especially in a dishonest way:
[VN] He dodged his military service. * [V-ing] She tried to dodge paying her taxes.
noun a clever and dishonest trick, played in order to avoid sth:
a tax dodge * When it comes to getting off work, he knows all the dodges.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is dodge a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, dodge is tagged as verb.
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