See dodge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "dodgeable"
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"word": "dodge a bullet"
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"word": "dodge the column"
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"text": "He dodged traffic crossing the street.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "2019 March 6, Drachinifel, 26:48 from the start, in The Battle of Samar (Alternate History) - Bring on the Battleships!, archived from the original on 2022-07-20:",
"text": "But that was only the start, because the Fletchers - (obviously) carrying two torpedo launchers - were only launching half-salvos, so one full wave of torpedoes had driven off the cruisers after having savaged the destroyers, aaand then it was a case of, well, here come twenty-five destroyers, here comes^([sic]) two hundred and fifty torpedoes, hello Japanese battleships, dodge this!",
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"To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way."
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"(transitive, intransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way."
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbjagvam",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "избягвам"
},
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"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
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"roman": "otbjagvam",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "отбягвам"
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "esquivar"
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"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "dadanvdisdiha",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "ᏓᏓᏅᏗᏍᏗᎭ"
},
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"roman": "duǒbì",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "躲避"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "躲開"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duǒkai",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "躲开"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "uhnout"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "springe til side"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "undgå"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "ontwijken"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "uit de weg gaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "ontspringen"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "eviti"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "väistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "éviter"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "contourner"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "esquiver"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "ausweichen"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "beiseite springen"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apofévgo",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "αποφεύγω"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "kikerül"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "kitér"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "félreugrik"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "elugrik"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "schivare"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "scansare"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yokeru",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "よける"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mi-o kawasu",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "身をかわす"
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{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "esquivar"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvjórtyvatʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "увёртываться"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvernútʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уверну́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvoráčivatʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "извора́чиваться"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvernútʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изверну́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "uhnúť sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "vyhýbať sa"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "evadir"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "esquivar"
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{
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "undvika"
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{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lòp",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "หลบ"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lìik",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "หลีก"
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{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "tránh"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "né"
},
{
"_dis1": "65 21 3 9 3 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "houwer"
}
]
},
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The politician dodged the question with a meaningless reply.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:",
"text": "The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.",
"type": "quote"
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],
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"To avoid; to sidestep."
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep."
],
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"sense": "to avoid",
"word": "duck"
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{
"_dis1": "38 59 2 0 1 0",
"sense": "to avoid",
"word": "evade"
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{
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"sense": "to avoid",
"word": "fudge"
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{
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"sense": "to avoid",
"word": "skirt"
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{
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"sense": "to avoid",
"word": "shun"
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"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izbjagvam",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "избягвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vyhnout se"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "vyhýbat se"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "undgå"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "ontwijken"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "ontduiken"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "vältellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "esquiver"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "éluder"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "ausweichen"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "umgehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "kitér"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "megkerül"
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{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "elkerül"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "kihúzza magát"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "kivonja magát"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "eludere"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvílivatʹ",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уви́ливать"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvilʹnútʹ",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "увильну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbegátʹ",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "избега́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izbežátʹ",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "избежа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uklonjátʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уклоня́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uklonítʹsja",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уклони́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "uhýbať"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "evadir"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "esquivar"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "capear"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "undvika"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lîiang",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "เลี่ยง"
},
{
"_dis1": "24 74 1 0 1 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
"word": "houwer"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1862, George Borrow, Wild Wales:",
"text": "Or if a footpad asks him for his money, what need he care provided he has an umbrella? He threatens to dodge the ferrule into the ruffian’s eye, and the fellow starts back and says, “Lord, sir! I meant no harm. […]",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To go, or cause to go, hither and thither."
],
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"links": [
[
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[
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[
"hither and thither",
"hither and thither"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To go, or cause to go, hither and thither."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"intransitive",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "2 2 91 3 2 1",
"code": "cs",
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"text": "Or if a footpad asks him for his money, what need he care provided he has an umbrella? He threatens to dodge the ferrule into the ruffian’s eye, and the fellow starts back and says, “Lord, sir! I meant no harm. […]",
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"ref": "1859 December 13, Charles Dickens, “The Ghost in Master B’s Room”, in Charles Dickens, editor, The Haunted House. The Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Whiting, […], →OCLC, page 30:",
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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"word": "esquiver"
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"word": "ausweichen"
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "schivare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
"word": "scansare"
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{
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"roman": "yokeru",
"sense": "to avoid by moving out of the way",
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{
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"word": "esquivar"
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{
"code": "nl",
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{
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{
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"word": "ausweichen"
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{
"code": "de",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "kitér"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to avoid; to sidestep",
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