sidestep n : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v : 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" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck] [also: sidestepping, sidestepped]

English

Etymology

• From side + step

Noun

1. A step to the side.
2. A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.

Verb

1. To step to the side.
2. To avoid or dodge.

   They sidestepped the issue.

Sidestep may refer to:

• strafing, stepping to the side
• SideStep, a travel Internet search engine

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