dodge

Noun

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• a quick evasive movement

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

Verb

• 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
    

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

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dodging , scheme , contrivance , stratagem