Dodge

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Dodge

Dodge : நகருதல், தவிர்த்தல்

Dodge : ஏமாற்று,தவிர்த்தல்,நகருதல்,நகருதல்,தவிர்த்தல்

Dodge definition

Intransitive verb.

  1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.
  2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.

Transitive verb.

  1. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.
  2. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.
  3. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.

Noun. The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.