What is the meaning of dodge?

noun

• An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.
  • usage: "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
  • synonyms: contrivance, stratagem
• A quick evasive movement.
• A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.
  • synonyms: dodging, scheme

verb

• Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid.
  • usage: "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
• Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course.
  • usage: "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
• Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues. )
  • usage: "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
  • synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep