To Dodge

1. (transitive, intransitive) To avoid(something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
3. (archaic) To go hither and thither.
4. (photography) To decrease the exposurefor certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare burn).
5. (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
6. (transitive, intransitive, dated) To tricksomebody.

Synonyms

• (to avoid): duck, evade, fudge, skirt, shun