What is the meaning of dodging?

noun

• Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do.
  • usage: "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
  • synonyms: evasion, escape
• A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.
  • synonyms: dodge, scheme
• Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.
  • synonyms: avoidance, turning away, shunning

verb

• Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid.
  • usage: "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
  • synonyms: dodge
• Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course.
  • usage: "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
  • synonyms: dodge
• 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, dodge, duck, sidestep