Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (8 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (8 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (9 Points) |
Dodge
dɒdʒ
Dodge definitions
verb
dodge
dodged
dodges
dodging
- avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement
"marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists"
dart bolt duck dive swerve body-swerve sidestep veer lunge jump leap spring elude evade avoid stay away from steer clear of escape run away from break away from lose leave behind shake shake off fend off keep at arm's length give someone a wide berth keep one's distance from- move quickly to one side or out of the way
"Adam dodged between the cars"
- evade (a debt or obligation) in a cunning or dishonest way
"he'd caught her dodging fares on the underground"
- expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging
"he dodged and burned the photograph to get the exact exposure levels he was after"
- (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round