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- Dictionaryside·step/ˈsīdˌstep/
verb
- 1. avoid (someone or something) by stepping sideways: "as she walked she sidestepped the many cracks in the pavement"
noun
- 1. a step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something: "a boxercise workout that incorporates an intricate combination of sidesteps with left and right hooks"
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SIDESTEP definition: 1. to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit: 2. to avoid talking…. Learn more.
To sidestep something is to get around it by changing the subject or doing something else. If a little kid asks you where babies come from, you might sidestep the question by going to get ice cream.
SIDESTEP meaning: 1. to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit: 2. to avoid talking…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : a step aside (as in boxing to avoid a blow) 2. : a step taken sideways (as when climbing on skis)
If you sidestep, you step sideways in order to avoid something or someone that is coming towards you or going to hit you. As I sidestepped, the bottle hit me on the left hip. [ VERB ]
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"
[transitive] sidestep something to avoid answering a question or dealing with a problem. Did you notice how she neatly sidestepped the question? He sidestepped the issue by saying it was not his responsibility.
Sidestep definition: to step to one side.. See examples of SIDESTEP used in a sentence.
SIDESTEP definition: to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else: . Learn more.
How to use . sidestep in a sentence Someone has said that the only guide a man requires in this world is to side-step wrong doing. Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
