- sidestep
- verb (sidesteps, sidestepping, sidestepped)1》 avoid by stepping sideways.2》 avoid dealing with or discussing.noun an instance of sidestepping.Derivativessidestepper noun
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Sidestep — may refer to:* Strafing, stepping to the side * SideStep, a travel Internet search engine … Wikipedia
sidestep — ☆ sidestep [sīd′step΄ ] vt. sidestepped, sidestepping to avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge [to sidestep a difficulty] vi. to step to one side; take a side step or side steps … English World dictionary
sidestep — index avoidance (evasion), detour, digress, digression, parry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sidestep — (n.) 1789, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + STEP (Cf. step) (n.). The verb is recorded from 1901; the fig. sense is attested from 1911 … Etymology dictionary
sidestep — vb *dodge, parry, shirk, duck, fence, malinger Analogous words: avoid, evade, elude, shun (see ESCAPE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sidestep — [v] dodge avoid, bypass, dance around*, ditch, duck, elude, escape, evade, fudge*, get around, get out of, give the slip*, go around, juke, pussyfoot*, put the move on*, shake, shake off*, shirk, skip out on*, skirt, weasel*; concepts 59,102 … New thesaurus
sidestep — ► VERB (sidestepped, sidestepping) 1) avoid by stepping sideways. 2) avoid dealing with or discussing. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of sidestepping … English terms dictionary
SideStep — Infobox Company company name = SideStep Inc. company company type = Private company slogan = The traveler s search engine foundation = Palo Alto, California, USA (1999) location = Santa Clara, California, USA industry = Travel Metasearch key… … Wikipedia
sidestep — UK [ˈsaɪdˌstep] / US verb Word forms sidestep : present tense I/you/we/they sidestep he/she/it sidesteps present participle sidestepping past tense sidestepped past participle sidestepped 1) [transitive] to avoid something difficult or unpleasant … English dictionary
sidestep — [[t]sa͟ɪdstep[/t]] sidesteps, sidestepping, sidestepped also side step 1) VERB If you sidestep a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it. [V n] Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question... [V n] He was trying to sidestep… … English dictionary
sidestep — Date: 1900 transitive verb 1. bypass, evade < sidestep a question > 2. to move out of the way of ; avoid < sidestep a blow > intransitive verb 1. to take a side step 2. to avoid an issue or decision • … New Collegiate Dictionary
