dodge
/däj/
verb
1.
avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.
"we ducked inside our doorway to dodge shrapnel that was raining down"
Similar:
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
deceive
trick
cheat
end-run
ditch
give someone the slip
2.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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"
noun
a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.
dodge /däj/ verb 1. avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement. "we ducked inside our doorway to dodge shrapnel that was raining down" Similar: 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 deceive trick cheat end-run ditch give someone the slip 2. PHOTOGRAPHY 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" noun a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.