v. dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es
v. tr.
- To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.
- To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.
- To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.
v. intr.
- To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.
- To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.
n.
- The act of dodging.
- An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See Synonyms at wile.
dodge
n 1: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" [syn: contrivance, stratagem]
2: a quick evasive movement 3: a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery [syn: dodging, scheme]
v 1: make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
2: move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
3: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep]
첫댓글 dodge vt.(질문.의무 등을) 교묘히 회피하다. 2.(재빨리) 피하다. =>닷지차는 빨리 피하든지.. 교묘히 피하자구!!
dodge 피하다