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English

Etymology

From side + step

Noun

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

Verb

To step to the side.
To avoid or dodge.
:They sidestepped the issue.

fr:sidestep ta:sidestep

WordNet 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]

Moby Dictionary
about the bush , around the bush , avert , avoid , back and fill ,
bear off , beat about , beat around , beg the question , bicker ,
blench , blink , boggle , burke , bypass , cavil , choplogic , circumvent ,
cringe , dodge , draw aside , draw back , duck , ease off , edge ,
edge off , equivocate , evade , evade the issue , fade , fall back ,
fence , flinch , fly off , gee , glance , glance off , go crabwise ,
go off , go sideways , hang back , haw , head off , hedge , hem and haw ,
hum and haw , jib , lateral , lateralize , make leeway , make way for ,
mince the truth , mince words , move aside , mystify , nitpick ,
obscure , palter , parry , pick nits , prevaricate , pull away ,
pull back , pussyfoot , put off , quail , quibble , recoil , reel back ,
retreat , sheer off , shift , shift off , shirk , shove aside , shrink ,
shrink back , shuffle , shun , shunt , shy , shy away , shy off , side ,
sideslip , sidetrack , sidle , skew , skid , skirt , split hairs ,
start aside , start back , steer clear of , step aside , swerve ,
switch , tergiversate , turn aside , turn away , turn back , veer ,
veer off , waffle , ward off , weasel , weasel out , wince