to dodge
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3.0
- verb
- /dɑdʒ/
:
esquivar
- Yes, I managed to dodge that bullet.
I don't know how I managed to dodge it, but I did.
- I don't know how I managed to dodge it, but I did.
- But I have to tell you though, buddy, you, you, you dodged a bull and a big one.
- And then like, he swung for me and I, I said, dodged it, punched him in the shoulder.
- Somebody was shooting at Neo and he like leans backwards and he dodges the bullets.
- If I'm the one, I can dodge bullets and then Morpheus is like, No, Neo.
- There's people and robots and cars and flying objects, and you're trying to dodge things.
- So she saw the saw the shot, saw you dodge, saw you go down, saw you get up.
Examples
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Sam tries instinctively to dodge the crowds, but people approach him from all angles.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ted wipes his mouth with his jacket sleeve while trying to dodge the barrel of the gun.
Fiction book (1995) -
If they just point that staff at us, we dodge.
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I can dodge a technique like yours easily!
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To avoid her, the prey had no choice but to dodge and turn to the east.
Academic text (1990) -
lf you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball.
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You shoot, I dodge.
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If I'm the one, I can dodge bullets and then Morpheus is like, No, Neo.
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Mohawks and Highlanders dodge right and left of the 62nd's line of fire.
Fiction book (1992) -
He had to dodge quickly to avoid the oncoming car.
Synonyms
117
1.7
To lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit
61
2.8
To turn suddenly to avoid hitting something
52
4.4
To get away from someone or something by being clever and tricky
2
8.1
To make a quick fake move to get past a defender
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8.1
To move quickly to avoid something by changing direction
To move quickly and skillfully to avoid things or difficult problems
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To avoid getting wet in the rain by moving quickly between covered places
Compounds
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Etymology
Dodge probably began as a word for 'ducking' or slipping aside, like when you duck to avoid a ball. So to dodge is to move quickly and suddenly to avoid someone or something.