dodging

Definition of Dodging in English :

Noun

nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

Example Sentences:
'his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible'
'that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive'

2. dodge, dodging, scheme

a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

dodge
scheme

3. avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away

deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dodging

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verb

1.

to avoid or attempt to avoid (a blow, discovery, etc), as by moving suddenly

2.

to evade (questions, etc) by cleverness or trickery

3. (intransitive) bell-ringing

to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes

4. (transitive) photography

to lighten or darken (selected areas on a print) by manipulating the light from an enlarger

noun

5.

a plan or expedient contrived to deceive

6.

a sudden evasive or hiding movement

7.

a clever contrivance

8. bell-ringing

the act of dodging

Dodging

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verb intransitiveWord forms: dodged or ˈdodging

1.

to move or twist quickly aside; shift suddenly, as to avoid a blow

2.

to use tricks, deceits, or evasions; be shifty

verb transitive

3.

to avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside

4.

to evade (a question, charge, etc.) by trickery, cleverness, etc.

5.

to avoid meeting

6. Photography

to lighten an area on (a print) to achieve a shading effect by blocking light in selected areas during an exposure, as in enlargement

noun

7.

a dodging

8.

a trick used in evading or cheating

9.

a clever or resourceful device, plan, etc.

Dodging

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v. dodged, dodg·ing, dodg·es

v.tr.

1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside.

2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions.

3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

v.intr.

1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd.

2. To evade something by cunning, trickery, or deceit.

n.

1. The act of dodging: made a dodge to the left.

2. A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone: a tax dodge. See Synonyms at wile.

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