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

Synonym(s): contrivance, stratagem

Hypernym(s): scheme, strategy

· a quick evasive movement

Hypernym(s): evasion

· a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

Synonym(s): dodging, scheme

Hypernym(s): falsehood, falsity, untruth

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

Hypernym(s): move

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

Hypernym(s): move

· 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"

Synonym(s): hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, duck, sidestep

Hypernym(s): avoid