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dodges
We have found lemma(root) word of dodges : dodge.
Definitions
[dɒdʒ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement
(e.g: marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists)
- expose (one area of a print) less than the rest during processing or enlarging
(e.g: he dodged and burned the photograph to get the exact exposure levels he was after)
- (of a bell in change-ringing) move one place contrary to the normal sequence, and then back again in the following round
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘dither’ and ‘haggle’): of unknown origin
[dɒdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something
- the dodging of a bell in change-ringing
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘dither’ and ‘haggle’): of unknown origin
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