sidestep
to step to one side.
to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.
to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).
Origin of sidestep
1Other words from sidestep
- sidestepper, noun
Words Nearby sidestep
Other definitions for side step (2 of 2)
a step to one side, as in dancing, skiing, or boxing.
Origin of side step
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How to use sidestep in a sentence
It can be extremely awkward to ask a friend to put their mask on when they aren’t eating or to sidestep a hug from a loved one.
Hirshland, for her part, sidesteps the issue in her tweet and doesn’t try to suggest what a divisive demonstration might look like.
The Inherent Dilemma of Olympic Protest Rules | Martin Fritz Huber | December 14, 2020 | Outside OnlineBoth ads sidestep seasonal cliches, albeit from opposite ends of the spectrum.
‘It’s difficult to make the right call’: The many faces of the U.K.’s coronavirus-era Christmas advertising | Seb Joseph | November 12, 2020 | DigidayOn the walk home through my Left Bank neighborhood, I sidestepped a restaurant that was packed both inside and at the tables set up along the sidewalk.
‘A curfew at nine o’clock is like closing restaurants’: For the French, the latest COVID measures cross a line | Vivienne Walt | October 15, 2020 | FortuneThat’s enabled its permit customers to sidestep heavy fines while delaying introduction of low-margin EVs, and packing their fleets with lucrative, gas-guzzling SUVs, trucks, and vans.
Tesla’s biggest profit center is dangerously close to running out of power | Shawn Tully | September 30, 2020 | Fortune
But Pragnell is hoping Casa Bruja will sidestep the trend's downturn.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA man appears to sidestep Graham as she walks by, then begins to follow her.
Person of Interest Identified in Disappearance of UVA Student Hannah Graham | Julia Horowitz | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJustice Thurgood Marshall saw this sidestep for what it was.
Affirmative Action Isn’t Oppressive, but the Roberts Court Wants to End It Anyway | Mike Sacks | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe only question now is whether Boehner has the onions to sidestep the radicals.
sidestep snobby French cab drivers by hiring an iPad-toting chauffeur-driven car.
Rapid fire legs sidestep the etchings of industrious ants while silverfish are the boatmen trouncing human oars.
The Land of Look Behind | Paul Cameron BrownWhen you seek to escape you find yourself backed up to the wall with no chance to sidestep.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World | Clifton R. Wooldridge"I just somehow kain't git over the notion she ought to sidestep them little rocks and holes of her own accord," he exclaimed.
The Killer | Stewart Edward WhiteBy the time Kinton's aging muscles obeyed his impulse to sidestep, the spear had already hurtled past.
Exile | Horace Brown FyfeIt was advantageous to sidestep the Crown since a letter or document took half a year to reach Spain.
The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for sidestep
/ (ˈsaɪdˌstɛp) /
to step aside from or out of the way of (something)
(tr) to dodge or circumvent
a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc
Derived forms of sidestep
- sidestepper, noun
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