an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
[ Syn: contrivance , stratagem ]
a quick evasive movement
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
dodge (n.)
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; The child dodged the teacher's blow'
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; the pickpocket dodged through the crowd'
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
[ Syn: hedge , fudge , evade , put off , circumvent , parry , elude , skirt , duck , sidestep ]