dodge

dodge 1

•  verb

1    [I,T] to move suddenly to the side in order to avoid someone or something:
?He managed to dodge the other man's fists.
2    [T] to avoid talking about something or doing something:
?The President was accused of deliberately dodging the issue.

dodge 2

• noun [C]

informal a way of avoiding something that you should do:
?a tax dodge