Dodge and Gambit

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Dodge noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

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Gambit is a synonym for dodge. In some cases you can use "Gambit" instead a noun "Dodge".

Nearby Words: dodged, dodger, dodging

Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: I couldn't tell whether her earlier poor-mouthing had been sincere or just a gambit to get me to pick up the dinner check

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Dodge is a synonym for gambit. You can use "Dodge" instead the word "Gambit" as a noun or a verb.

full	full dodge	full gambit
nice	nice dodge	nice gambit
usual	usual dodge	usual gambit
complex	complex dodge	complex gambit
Other adjectives: perfect, obvious, simple, successful, complicated, clever, famous, insane, literal, awesome.

Fake-Out Make-Out: Stephen and Cara use this gambit to dodge being caught by Ultra's mooks.

Source: Series / The Tomorrow People (2013)
Dodge the Bullet: In "K is for Kill: Tiger by the Tail", Gambit is able to use his pistol to deflect the bullet a Russian assassin fires at him.

Source: Series / The Avengers
Cahuella overwrites himself with Tanner's personality in order to dodge his enemies, though this may qualify as more of a Memory Gambit gone wrong, as he gets better, more or less.

Source: Literature / Revelation Space Series

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