to start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile; to shift place by a sudden start.-to evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.-to evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.-fig.: to evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge responsibility.-to follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.-the act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice.