Verb: sidestep (sidestepped,sidestepping) 'sId,step
- Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"They tend to sidestep their responsibilities";
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck [informal], finesse, circumnavigate
- (boxing) a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
"The boxer's quick sidestep allowed him to avoid his opponent's punch"
Derived forms: sidesteps, sidestepped, sidestepping
Encyclopedia: Sidestep