1. (

• contrivance ,
• stratagem ,
• dodge

) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" ;

2. (

• dodge

) a quick evasive movement ;

3. (

• dodge ,
• dodging ,
• scheme

) a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery ;

1. (

• dodge

) make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow" ;

2. (

• dodge ,

) move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd" ;

3. (

• hedge ,
• fudge ,
• evade ,
• put_off ,
• circumvent ,
• parry ,
• elude ,
• skirt ,
• dodge ,
• duck ,
• sidestep

) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" ;