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n. a quick evasive movement

n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

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

dodge

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

dodge

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

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hedge, hedging

n. an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"

sidestep

n. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

ruse, artifice

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

subterfuge, blind

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

subterfuge, blind

n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

ruse, artifice

n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

intrigue

n. a clandestine love affair

conspiracy, cabal

n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre

n. a plan for attaining a particular goal

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

system

n. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

misplace, mislay, lose

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

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