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dodge

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/dΙ’dΚ’/ English

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noun

  1. An act of dodging.
  2. A trick, evasion or wile.
  3. A line of work.

verb

  1. To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.β€œHe dodged traffic crossing the street.”
  2. To avoid; to sidestep.β€œThe politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.”
  3. To go hither and thither.
  4. (videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).

adjective

  1. Dodgy

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