dodge

Meanings

• an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
• a quick evasive movement
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
• 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"

Synonyms

circumvent, contrivance, dodging, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, scheme, sidestep, skirt, stratagem