dodge (dodges plural & 3rd person present) (dodging present participle) (dodged past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you dodge, you move suddenly, often to avoid being hit, caught, or seen.
He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men... V prep/adv
2 verb If you dodge something, you avoid it by quickly moving aside or out of reach so that it cannot hit or reach you.
(=sidestep)
He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down. V n
3 verb If you dodge something, you deliberately avoid thinking about it or dealing with it, often by being deceitful.
(=evade)
He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness... V n
Dodge is also a noun., n-count usu supp N
This was not just a tax dodge.