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# dodge

verb (dodge, dodges, dodged, dodging); noun (a dodge, dodges)

«dodge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dodge is to move quickly to one side to avoid being hit or caught. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#m1)
2. To dodge something is to avoid it in a clever or dishonest way (dodge a question, dodge a job). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#m2)
3. A dodge is a quick movement to one side, or a clever trick to avoid something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE and games like dodgeball, players dodge the ball. In stories a hero dodges arrows or a falling rock; a character who dodges a question may be hiding the truth. In everyday life, «dodging chores» means avoiding them. Phrases: dodge the ball, dodge a question, dodge the rain, dodgeball, a tax dodge.

### Examples

- He dodged the ball just in time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x1)
- We played dodgeball in PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x2)
- The rabbit dodged the fox and ran into its hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x3)
- She dodged the question by changing the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x4)
- My brother always tries to dodge washing up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x5)
- We dodged between the raindrops to the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x6)
- The cyclist dodged a puddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x7)
- He dodged here and there with the hounds at his heels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: dodged, dodging (drop the e). Adjective «dodgy» (British, informal) means not safe, not honest or not working well.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dodge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dodge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dodge.html) on Mova free.