dɔdʒ v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by
about,
behind, round)
move quickly to
one side or quickly
change position, to
elude a pursuer, blow, etc. (dodged behind
the chair). 2 tr. a
evade by
cunning or
trickery (dodged paying the fare). b elude (a pursuer,
opponent, blow, etc.) by a
sideward movement etc. 3 tr.
Austral. sl.
acquire dishonestly. 4 intr. (of a bell in change-ringing) move one
place contrary to the
normal sequence. --n. 1 a
quick movement to
avoid or evade
something. 2 a
clever trick or
expedient. 3 the dodging of a bell in change-ringing. ødodge the
column see COLUMN. [16th
c.: orig. unkn.]