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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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noun. 1. : a step aside (as in boxing to avoid a blow) 2. : a step taken sideways (as when climbing on skis)
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 definition: to step to one side.. See examples of SIDESTEP used in a sentence.
SIDESTEP meaning: 1. to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit: 2. to avoid talking…. Learn more.
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"
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 ]
[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 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
