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dodge

Letters that make dodge

o, d, e, g are letters that make 'dodge'

Words within dodge

OD, DO, do, DoD, dg, Ge are words within 'dodge'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dodge

dodger, dodged, dodges, Dodgem are words created by adding a letter to 'dodge'

dodge is a 5 letter word starting with d
dodge is a 5 letter word ending with e

6 possible definitions for 'dodge'

Dodge as "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"

Under this definition, dodge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, sidestep, hedge, duck, parry have the same meaning as 'dodge'

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of avoid.

Types of dodge

beg, quibble are types of 'dodge'.

Derivatives of dodge

slyboots, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, dodging, scheme, avoidance, fox, dodger, hedge, dodge, escape, evasion, turning away, shunning, circumvention, hedging are derivatives of 'dodge'.

Example of dodge used within this context

"He dodged the issue", "she skirted the problem", "They tend to evade their responsibilities", "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Dodge as "move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course"

Under this definition, dodge is a verb and has the following properties:

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of move.

Example of dodge used within this context

"the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

Dodge as "a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery"

Under this definition, dodge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dodging, scheme have the same meaning as 'dodge'

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of falsehood, falsity, untruth.

Derivatives of dodge

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, hedge, duck, parry are derivatives of 'dodge'.

Dodge as "make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid"

Under this definition, dodge is a verb and has the following properties:

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of dodge

dodge is a derivative of dodge.

Example of dodge used within this context

"The child dodged the teacher's blow"

Dodge as "an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade"

Under this definition, dodge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contrivance, stratagem have the same meaning as 'dodge'

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of scheme, strategy.

Types of dodge

pump-and-dump scheme, plant, wangle, wangling are types of 'dodge'.

Derivatives of dodge

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily are derivatives of 'dodge'.

Dodge as "a quick evasive movement"

Under this definition, dodge is a noun and has the following properties:

dodge as a type

'dodge' can be a type of evasion.

Derivatives of dodge

dodge is a derivative of dodge.