dodge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
Types & categories
- scheme hypernym
- plant hyponym
- pump-and-dump scheme hyponym
- wangle hyponym
Related & opposite
- crafty derivation
Sense 2 verb
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
The child dodged the teacher's blow
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- dodge derivation
Sense 3 noun
a quick evasive movement
Types & categories
- evasion hypernym
Related & opposite
- dodge derivation
Sense 4 verb
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
the pickpocket dodged through the crowd
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Types & categories
- falsehood hypernym
Related & opposite
- sidestep derivation
Sense 6 verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
He dodged the issue
Types & categories
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crafty |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | scheme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pump-and-dump scheme |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wangle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodge |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | evasion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | falsehood |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | avoidance |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumvention |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedging |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodger |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedger |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | avoid |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | beg |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | quibble |