dodge
dodge
verb
To avoid something or someone with a quick movement or by clever means.
"She dodged the incoming punch easily."
noun
A quick movement to avoid something, or a clever trick to evade a duty.
"His tax dodge was eventually discovered."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: scheme, dodging, contrivance, stratagem, evade, circumvent, sidestep, parry, fudge, put off, duck, hedge