dodge

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. elude, evade, escape, avoid, duck. See deviation, avoidance, cunning.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. trick, strategy, scheme; see method 2 , plan 2 , trick 1 .

v.

Syn. duck, elude, evade; see avoid , evade 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

stratagem, subterfuge, sidestep, evasion, escape, ruse, feint, trick, maneuver, ploy.

II

v.

avoid, evade, sidestep, elude, escape, *give the slip, duck, get around, *weasel out of, swerve, parry, skirt, bob and weave.

ANT.: encounter, meet, confront

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep (or stay or steer) clear of. See SEEK. 2. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely: duck, evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt. See SEEK. II noun An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal: shenanigan, take-in. See HONEST, MEANS.