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