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English to English noun
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an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |  | Example: his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
source: wordnet30
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a quick evasive movement | | source: wordnet30
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a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | | source: wordnet30
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The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid | | Example: The child dodged the teacher's blow
source: wordnet30
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move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course | | Example: the pickpocket dodged through the crowd
source: wordnet30
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | | Example: He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
source: wordnet30
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To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start. | | source: webster1913
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To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown. | | source: webster1913
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