■ verb
1》 avoid by a sudden quick movement.
↘move quickly to one side or out of the way.
↘cunningly avoid doing or paying.
2》 [often as noun dodging ] Photography expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging.
3》 Bell-ringing (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round.
■ noun
1》 an act or instance of dodging.
2》 informal a cunning trick, especially one used to avoid something.
Origin
C16 (in the senses 'dither' and 'haggle'): of unknown origin.