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sidestep

American  
[sahyd-step] / ˈsaɪdˌstɛp /

verb (used without object)

sidestepped, sidestepping

  1. to step to one side.

  2. to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.

verb (used with object)

sidestepped, sidestepping

  1. to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.

  2. to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).

sidestep British  
/ ˈsaɪdˌstɛp /

verb

  1. to step aside from or out of the way of (something)

  2. (tr) to dodge or circumvent

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noun

  1. a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • sidestepper noun

Etymology

Origin of sidestep

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

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