sidestep (redirected from sidestepping)

side·step  (sdstp)

v. side·stepped, side·step·ping, side·steps

v.intr.

1. To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.

2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.

v.tr.

1. To step out of the way of.

2. To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult question.

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sidestepper n.

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sidestep

Verb

[-stepping, -stepped]

1. to step out of the way of (something)

2. to dodge (an issue)

Noun

side step

a movement to one side, such as in dancing or boxing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sidestep - a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs - fighting with the fists
Verb	1.	sidestep - avoid 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" evade, hedge, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion" quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

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sidestep

verb avoid, dodge, evade, duck (informal) skirt, skip, bypass, elude, circumvent, find a way round, body-swerve Scot.

Translations

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstɛp] vt [+ question] → eludir [+ problem]; esquivar

vi (BOXING etc) → dar un quiebro

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstɛp] vt [+ question] → éluder [+ problem]; éviter

vi (Boxing etc) → esquiver

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstɛp] side vt (problem) → umgehen;

(question) → ausweichen +dat

vi (Boxing etc) → seitwärts ausweichen

sidestep [ˈsaɪdstɛp] vt [+ question] → eludere [+ problem]; scavalcare

vi (BOXING etc) → spostarsi di lato