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 practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.

n.

1. The act of dodging.
2. An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See synonyms at wile.

[Origin unknown.]

verb

1. To keep away from: avoid, burke, bypass, circumvent, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keepstaysteerclear of. See seek/avoid.
2. To avoid fulfilling or answering completely: duck, evade, hedge, sidestep, skirt. See seek/avoid.

noun

An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end: artifice, deception, device, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, sleight, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. Informal shenanigan, take-in. See honest/dishonest, means.

v

Definition: avoid
Antonyms: confront, encounter, face, meet, stand up to

---

IN BRIEF: To avoid something by quickly moving to the side.

He was able to dodge the snowball by stepping behind the tree.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - knibe udenom, smutte fra, få fingre i
v. intr. - springe til side, undvige, lade springe over, lade ændre sekvens
n. - undvigemanøvre, trick, fif, overspring

idioms:

• dodge ball    stikbold

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich onttrekken aan, ontwijken, te slim af zijn, uitvluchten zoeken, foefje, sprong, één plaats opschuiven (klok in beiaardspel)

Français (French)
v. tr. - échapper à, (fig) éluder, éviter de payer (des impôts), se dérober à
v. intr. - faire un saut de côté/un brusque détour, se faufiler, faire une esquive (en boxe, en football)
n. - mouvement de côté, détour, esquive (en boxe, en football)

idioms:

• dodge ball    ballon prisonnier, jeu de ballon (le gagnant étant celui qui n'est pas atteint par la balle)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausweichen, sich drücken, hinterziehen
n. - Sprung zur Seite, Trick

idioms:

• dodge ball    Ballspiel, bei dem man den Gegner zu treffen versucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποφεύγω (πλήγμα κ.λπ.), ελίσσομαι για να αποφύγω, υπεκφεύγω
n. - (απότομη) κίνηση αποφυγής, πήδημα (στο πλάι), υπεκφυγή, (καθομ.) κομπίνα, κόλπο, τέχνασμα, τερτίπι, κοπάνα, λούφα

idioms:

• dodge ball    μήλα (παιχνίδι με μπάλα)

Italiano (Italian)
evitare, evadere, espediente

idioms:

• dodge ball    stratagemma
• tax dodging    evasione fiscale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esquivar(-se)
n. - evasiva (f)

idioms:

• dodge ball    jogo (m) de queimada (Esp.)
• tax dodging    sonegação (f) de impostos

Русский (Russian)
увернуться, увиливать

idioms:

• dodge ball    игра при которой стараются попасть мячом
• tax dodging    уклонение от уплаты налогов

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - evadir, esquivar, eludir, defraudar, escurrir el bulto, hurtar el cuerpo, (fot) desvanecer
v. intr. - evadir, esquivar, eludir
n. - evasión, profesión, truco, artificio

idioms:

• dodge ball    juego de pelota

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vika undan, slingra sig
n. - språng åt sidan, vard. fint

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
闪避, 闪身躲开, 躲避, 巧妙地回避, 闪开, 躲开, 诡计, 躲藏

idioms:

• dodge ball    躲球游戏

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 閃避, 閃身躲開, 躲避, 巧妙地回避
v. intr. - 閃開, 躲開, 躲避, 巧妙地回避
n. - 詭計, 躲藏

idioms:

• dodge ball    躲球遊戲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 빨리 피하다
v. intr. - 살짝 피하다
n. - 사기, 획 피하기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 身をかわすこと, 言い抜け, 妙案
v. - 身をかわす, ごまかす, から巧みに逃れる

idioms:

• dodge ball    ドッジボール

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتفادى بسرعه شئ, يراوغ لتجنب شئ, يتفادى (الاسم) تفادى لتجنب شئ, مراوغه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עקף, הערים על‬
v. intr. - ‮זז הצידה, התחמק, השתמט, הערים על‬
n. - ‮תנועה חטופה הצידה, התחמקות, תחבולה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.

dodge	1952 dodge
dodge viper	2006 dodge