Dodge

  1. Proper noun.  (surname, from given names) derived from a (etyl, enm) diminutive of Roger. (Typically found in the United States.).
  2. Proper noun.  A brand of motor vehicle.
  3. Verb.  To avoid by moving out of the way (often suddenly).
  4. Verb.  (figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
  5. Verb.  (archaic) To go hither and thither.
  6. Verb.  (photography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare (term, burn) ).
  7. Noun.  An act of dodging.
  8. Noun.  A trick, evasion or wile.

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