Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)contrivance, stratagem, dodgean elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade“his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
Verbs
(v)hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)“He dodged the issue”, “she skirted the problem”, “They tend to evade their responsibilities”, “he evaded the questions skillfully”