iwas : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

iwas [í.was.] :

dodge (v.)

Synonyms: lihay

Derivatives of iwas

Glosses:

dodge
n. (cognition)	1. contrivance, dodge, stratagem	an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
	~ scheme, strategy	an elaborate and systematic plan of action.
	~ plant	something planted secretly for discovery by another.; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
	~ pump-and-dump scheme	an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises.
	~ wangle, wangling	an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery.
n. (act)	2. dodge	a quick evasive movement.
	~ evasion	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver.
n. (communication)	3. dodge, dodging, scheme	a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.
	~ falsehood, untruth, falsity	a false statement.
v. (motion)	4. dodge	make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid.; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
	~ move	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
v. (motion)	5. dodge	move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course.; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
	~ move	move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
v. (communication)	6. circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt	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"
	~ beg	dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
	~ quibble	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections.
	~ avoid	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.; "Her former friends now avoid her"