dodge
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/dΙdΚ/
English
Definitions
noun
- An act of dodging.
- A trick, evasion or wile.
- A line of work.
verb
- To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.βHe dodged traffic crossing the street.β
- To avoid; to sidestep.βThe politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.β
- To go hither and thither.
- (videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).
adjective
- Dodgy
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