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dodge

noun
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Synonyms: contrivance, stratagem - a quick evasive movement
- a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Synonyms: dodging, scheme
verb
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher''s blow"
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
- 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"
Synonyms: circumvent, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt
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