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dodge

The correct spelling is dodge.

How to pronounce dodge

/dɒdʒ/
noun

IPA: /dɒdʒ/

Say it like: Doj

The correct spelling is dodge. An act of dodging. For example: "He dodged traffic crossing the street."

Usage Examples

He dodged traffic crossing the street.

The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of dodging.
  2. 2.A trick, evasion or wile.
  3. 3.A line of work.

verb

  1. 1.To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
  2. 2.To avoid; to sidestep.
  3. 3.To go hither and thither.
  4. 4.(videography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of an image in order to make them darker (compare burn).
  5. 5.To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.

adjective

  1. 1.Dodgy

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