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Verb dodge has 3 senses
- dodge - make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dodge - move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
--2 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
--3 is one way to avoid
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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