Dodge

Definitions

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
   US, countable
2. An act of dodging.
3. A placename
   countable, uncountable
4. A village in Nebraska.
   countable, uncountable
5. A trick, evasion or wile. (Now mainly in the expression tax dodge.)
6. A city and village in North Dakota.
   countable, uncountable
7. A line of work.
   slang
8. A census-designated place in Oklahoma.
   countable, uncountable
9. A town in Wisconsin.
   countable, uncountable
10. A brand of motor vehicle.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The dodges of women beat⟳ all comprehension; and I am sure she wouldn’t let⟳ the lad off so easily, if she had not some other scheme on hand.”

““Ain't this a rum go? This is a queer sort⟳ of dodge for lighting the streets.””

“He knows everybody, and is up to all the dodges of editorial management and newspaper cliques.”

“In the marketing dodge, that is known as rub-off.”

“Through a series of unconventional circumstances, some my fault, Jackie had found herself working both civil and criminal sides of the real estate dodge, which put⟳ her among a rare breed⟳ of attorney […]”

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