dodges

Noun

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

Verb

• make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
• move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of dodge

Synonyms

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