What is "sidestep" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sidestep mean in English? Meaning of sidestep definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sidestep" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sidestep": a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

Noun

  • Meaning: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
  • Synonyms: sidestep
  • Hypernyms: step
  • Meaning of "sidestep": avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

    Verb

  • Meaning: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • Example: He dodged the issue she skirted the problem They tend to evade their responsibilities he evaded the questions skillfully
  • Synonyms: circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
  • Hyponyms: beg quibble
  • Hypernyms: avoid
  • Synonyms:

    skirt, avoid, evade, bypass, duck, fudge, pussyfoot, escape, elude, weasel, shake, shirk, ditch, shake off, juke, dance around, get around, get out of, give the slip, go around, put the move on, skip out on,

    Antonyms:

    face, meet, take on,

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