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Definition of Sidestep
1. Verb. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). "He evaded the questions skillfully"
Specialized synonyms: Beg, Quibble
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Circumvention, Dodge, Dodger, Dodging, Dodging, Evasion, Hedge, Hedger, Hedging
2. Noun. A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing).
Category relationships: Dance, Dancing, Saltation, Terpsichore, Boxing, Fisticuffs, Pugilism
Definition of Sidestep
1. Noun. A step to the side. ¹
2. Noun. A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To step to the side. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To avoid or dodge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sidestep
1. to step to one side [v -STEPPED, -STEPPING, -STEPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sidestep
Literary usage of Sidestep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sportsman's Primerby Norman Henry Crowell by Norman Henry Crowell (1907)
"A skunk is harmless when his hide is made into an overcoat, but even then a
cautious man will sidestep. ..."
2. Labor Problems Under War Conditions: Complete Report of the Proceedings of by Western Efficiency Society, Chicago, Society of Industrial Engineers (1918)
"Of course I realize that the use of the word sidestep is only another way of
saying to put off, or to pass on to the next man, and I appreciate that the big ..."
3. Proceedings of the National Conference on Labor Problems Under War Conditions by Western Efficiency Society, Society of Industrial Engineers (1918)
"servant girl problem is to sidestep it entirely, to sidestep it by getting ...
Of course I realize that the use of the word sidestep is only another way of ..."
4. Official Drill and Equipment Regulations: Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World by Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co (1907)
"(1) Open ranks, (2) sidestep, (3) MARCH. At the command March, the right files
execute ... All sidestep toward each other and close to column of twos; or, ..."
5. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"Sideward or sidestep—step sideward first with right foot if sidestep is to right,
etc. Circling—left foot always kept in front using it as a pivot, e. ..."
6. Banking Sector Reform and Credit Control in China by Eric Girardin (1997)
"TICs are very often used by banks to sidestep the credit plan. As it lakes some
time for a bank to he authorised to exceed the PBC's credit limits, ..."
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