dodge

Universal Words verb, noun verb 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.