dodge

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Synonyms: lodge, dodgy, podge, bodge, doge, wodge, didge, dogge, hodge, rodge, dodie

Antonyms: lodge, dodgy, podge, bodge, doge, wodge, didge, dogge, hodge, rodge, dodie

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[avoid]] (something) by [[moving]] [[suddenly]] out of the [[way]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[avoid]]; to [[sidestep]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|}} To [[elude]].
4. {{lb|en|archaic|ambitransitive}} To go, or cause to go, [[hither and thither]].
5. {{lb|en|photography|videography}} To make an area of an image lighter {{q|when processing [[photograph]]s in a [[darkroom]], this is accomplished by decreasing the [[exposure]] of that area to light}}.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
7. {{lb|en|ambitransitive|dated}} To [[trick]] somebody.

Noun

1. An act of [[dodging]].
2. A [[trick]], [[evasion]] or [[wile]]. (Now mainly in the expression {{m|en|tax dodge}}.)
3. {{lb|en|slang}} A line of work.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|Australia|Britain|colloquial}} [[dodgy|Dodgy]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|mostly|US}} {{surname|en|from=patronymics}}.
2. A placename
3. A [[brand]] of [[motor vehicle]].

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