n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: dodged ; dodg · ing
Date: 1680
intransitive verb
1 a : to move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course < dodged through the crowd> b : to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow) < dodged behind the door>
2 : to evade a responsibility or duty especially by trickery or deceit
transitive verb
1 a : to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position < dodge tacklers> b : to avoid an encounter with <celebrities dodging the media>
2 : to evade (as a duty) usually indirectly or by trickery < dodged the draft by leaving the country> < dodged questions>
– dodge a bullet also dodge the bullet : to narrowly avoid an unwelcome, harmful, or disastrous outcome or occurrence <coastal towns dodged a bullet when the hurricane veered out to sea>