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[ sahyd -step ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsaɪdˌstɛp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), side·stepped, side·step·ping. to step to one side.
to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.
verb (used with object), side·stepped, side·step·ping. to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).
Origin of sidestep An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
OTHER WORDS FROM sidestep sidestepper, noun Words nearby sidestep sideslip, sidesman, sidespin, sidesplitter, sidesplitting, sidestep , sidestream smoke, side street, sidestroke, sideswipe, side table
Definition for sidestep (2 of 2) noun a step to one side, as in dancing, skiing, or boxing.
Origin of side step First recorded in 1840–50
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By the time Kinton's aging muscles obeyed his impulse to sidestep , the spear had already hurtled past.
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British Dictionary definitions for sidestep verb -steps , -stepping or -stepped to step aside from or out of the way of (something)
(tr) to dodge or circumvent
noun side step a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc
Derived forms of sidestep sidestepper , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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