Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dodge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pump-and-dump scheme | Yes | No | No | No |
dodge (noun) | pump-and-dump scheme (noun) |
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a quick evasive movement | 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 |
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | |
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
dodge (verb) | pump-and-dump scheme (verb) |
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid | |
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |