dodge1 verbdodge2 noun
dodgedodge1 /dɒdʒ $ dɑːdʒ/ ●○○ verb 
VERB TABLE
dodge
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | dodge |
| he, she, it | dodges | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dodged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dodged |
| he, she, it | has dodged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dodged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dodge |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dodged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am dodging |
| he, she, it | is dodging | |
| you, we, they | are dodging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was dodging |
| you, we, they | were dodging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dodging |
| he, she, it | has been dodging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dodging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dodging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dodging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Cyclists should take care to dodge the potholes and bumps in the road.
- During the Vietnam war, he moved to Canada to dodge the draft.
- He almost caught me, but I dodged and ran across the road.
- Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the reporter's question.
- Through the help of powerful Senators, the firm has successfully dodged most federal environmental regulations.
- We had to run across some open ground, dodging the bullets.
- When Kevin saw the soldiers, he dodged into an alley.
- But they will reach you, making it a little harder to dodge advertising than ever before.
- He crossed the road, dodging the traffic skilfully.
- Linda was intelligent enough to recognise when a question was being dodged.
- Rachaela dodged her way to the lavatory.
- There was only one thing for me to do and I dodged behind the Toyota.
- Tony smiled and without moving his left knee dodged the blows, his torso jinking, neck muscles popping.
Longman Language Activatorto avoid doing something that you should do
· You can't go on avoiding your responsibilities forever.· Import duties on some goods can be avoided if you know how.avoid doing something · Do you think he's gone away to avoid talking to the police?· She's a good manager, because she never avoids dealing with the problems of her staff.· You may be able to avoid paying income tax on the money that you save.
informal to avoid doing something that you should do or that you have promised to do: · I was supposed to stay at home with my baby sister today, but I'll try to get out of it.get out of doing something: · He always manages to get out of paying for the drinks.
informal to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to do especially in a way that makes people not like or respect you: · It's illegal for these companies to duck out of their responsibilities by changing their names.duck out of doing something: · Miller has been widely criticized for trying to duck out on paying back the loans.
also weasel (your way) out of American to avoid doing something you should do by making up excuses: · He's somehow managed to wriggle out of watching the kids again.· Beth's trying to worm her way out of helping with the party.· You promised you'd take me, so don't try to weasel out of it.
also get round British: get around a law/rule/regulation etc to find a legal way of not obeying a law or rule that prevents you from doing what you want to do: · Isn't there any way of getting round these regulations?· He gets around the fire codes by claiming the building is a private club and not a business.
informal to avoid paying tax or obeying a law, in a way that is illegal or dishonest, or to avoid doing something that it is your duty to do: · Clever businessmen often manage to evade taxes.· Politicians have come up with many tricks to evade campaign spending limits.
informal to avoid paying something or doing something, especially in a dishonest way: · Through the help of powerful Senators, the firm has successfully dodged most federal environmental regulations.· During the Vietnam war, he moved to Canada to dodge the draft.
to avoid being hit or seen to move so that you do not hit something or get hit by it: · I had to swerve to avoid the truck.avoid doing something: · Penny jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by the falling branch.
to move quickly in order to avoid something dangerous that is moving towards you: · "Get out of the way!" he yelled, as the truck rolled down the hill.get out of the way of: · She had to run to the sidewalk to get out of the way of the car.
to move your head and the top part of your body down in order to avoid something: · I forgot to duck and hit my head on the branch.· Josie ducked and the vase smashed against the wall.
to avoid something or someone by moving sideways: · We had to run across some open ground, dodging the bullets.· He almost caught me, but I dodged and ran across the road.dodge behind/into/through: · When Kevin saw the soldiers, he dodged into an alley.
to avoid a difficult question or subject to not talk about a subject or not answer a question, because you do not want to cause embarrassment or problems for yourself: · Try to avoid subjects like sex or religion that might offend people.· Typical politician! He just kept avoiding the question.
to avoid a particular subject or a question because you are trying to hide something: · Steve evaded the question when I asked him why he had left work so early.· The best interviewers make it impossible for politicians to evade the questions.
someone who is evasive tries to avoid answering questions or explaining their plans, because they want to hide something: · When we asked him where his wife was, O'Hare suddenly became evasive.· All their questions were met with vague, evasive answers.
informal to avoid answering a question or talking about a subject, especially by talking about something else instead: · Once again the management dodged the issue of salary increases.· Even if you don't agree with him, you have to admit Senator Connors never ducks a question.· He sidestepped the question, and talked instead about plans for the future.
British /beat around the bush American to avoid talking about the most important detail of something and talk about other details instead, because you are embarrassed, not confident etc: · Don't beat about the bush - get to the point.· If you want to leave, just say so instead of beating around the bush.
to avoid a subject or problem, especially because you are afraid, embarrassed, or do not want to offend other people: · Parents often shy away from discussing sex with their children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic. Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the crucial question.
1[intransitive, transitive] to move quickly to avoid someone or something: Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic. Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the crucial question. (=when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc)
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=not give a direct answer)· He had skilfully evaded Margie’s questions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Suddenly there was no need to dodge difficult issues any longer.· While research strives to remove this limit, products which dodge the issue are appearing.· Roith dodges questions on the issue.· But his aides insisted he wasn't dodging the issue.· Some couples dodge the whole issue of fidelity; they feel uncomfortable talking about it.
· Aware as I went she had dodged the crucial question.· Roith dodges questions on the issue.· Mr. Soley Is not the Minister dodging the question yet again?
· He crossed the road, dodging the traffic skilfully.· Suddenly he dashed across the street, dodging the traffic, and jumped on to a small motorbike.· Helen clutched Edward's arm as they dodged through the traffic.
He ran across the courtyard, dodging a storm of bullets.dodge between/through/into etc Helen clutched Edward’s arm as they dodged through the traffic.2[transitive] to deliberately avoid discussing something or doing something SYN evadedodge an issue/question Senator O'Brian skillfully dodged the crucial question.draft dodging (=when someone avoids an order to join the army, navy etc)dodge1 verbdodge2 noun
dodgedodge2 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Flanders insisted he was not using his medical condition as a dodge to avoid testifying.
- But, on the dodges and self-deceptions of role reversal, this play is indefatigably predictable.
- I can not imagine who the people were who thought up such fiendish dodges, but they stopped at nothing.
- No one in Clinton's administration has yet commented on the Wall Street tax dodge.
- Nor is it some fiscal dodge.
- That would have shown the object to be far older than it really was, if the dodge had not been detected.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Businesses are investing in tree plantations as a tax dodge (=a way of avoiding paying tax).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
informal something dishonest that is done to avoid a rule or law: Businesses are investing in tree plantations as a tax dodge (=a way of avoiding paying tax). (=not give a direct answer)· He had skilfully evaded Margie’s questions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· No one in Clinton's administration has yet commented on the Wall Street tax dodge.· No doubt it's also a tax dodge.
Businesses are investing in tree plantations as a tax dodge (=a way of avoiding paying tax).