Dictionary.com

dodge

[ doj ]
/ dɒdʒ /
Save This Word!

verb (used with object), dodged, dodg·ing.
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
Also hold back. Photography. (in printing) to shade (an area of a print) from exposure for a period, while exposing the remainder of the print in order to lighten or eliminate the area (sometimes followed by out).Compare burn1 (def. 47).
verb (used without object), dodged, dodg·ing.
to move aside or change position suddenly, as to avoid a blow or get behind something.
to use evasive methods; prevaricate: When asked a direct question, he dodges.
noun
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as


Origin of dodge

First recorded in 1560–70; of obscure origin

OTHER WORDS FROM dodge

outdodge, verb (used with object), out·dodged, out·dodg·ing.un·dodged, adjective

Other definitions for dodge (2 of 2)

Dodge
[ doj ]
/ dɒdʒ /

noun
Mary Elizabeth, 1831–1905, U.S. editor and author of children's books.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use dodge in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dodge

dodge
/ (dɒdʒ) /

verb
noun

Word Origin for dodge

C16: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK