Definitions of Sidestep [ˈsaɪdˌstɛp]

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Definition of 'Sidestep'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) sidestep
to step to one side.

2. sidestep
to evade or avoid a decision or problem.

3. (v.t.) sidestep
to dodge by stepping aside.

4. sidestep
to evade or avoid (a decision or problem).

Etymology: (1970–75)

Definition of 'Sidestep'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) sidestep
a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

2. (verb) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, 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"

Translation of 'Sidestep'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to step to one side He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.
Afrikaans: systap	Arabic: يَخْطو جانِبا	Bulgarian: отстъпвам настрана
Brazilian: desviar-se	Czech: uhnout se	German: ausweichen
Danish: træde til side	Greek: παραμερίζω	Spanish: esquivar
Estonian: kõrvale astuma	Farsi: جاخالي دادن	Finnish: väistää
French: esquiver	Hebrew: לַחֲמוֹק הַצִידָה	Hindi: कतरा कर बचना, कतराना, हटन
Croatian: izmaknuti se	Hungarian: kikerül	Indonesian: membuang langkah ke sampi
Icelandic: stíga til hliðar	Italian: scansare, schivare	Japanese: 横へ寄る
Korean: 사이드 스텝을 밝다	Lithuanian: pasitrauktiá ðonà	Latvian: paiet/parauties sānis; iz
Malay: melangkah ke tepi	Dutch: opzijgaan	Norwegian: gå et skritt til sida
Polish: odskakiwać na bok	Persian: جاخالي دادن	Pashto: د خالی ځای ورکول
Portuguese: desviar-se	Romanian: a se eschiva	Russian: отступать в сторону
Slovak: uhnúť sa	Slovenian: stopiti vstran	Serbian: izmaknuti se
Swedish: ta ett stegåt sidan, sids	Thai: หลบไปทางด้านข้าง	Turkish: yanaçekilmek
Taiwanese: 閃避到一邊	Ukrainian: відступати вбік; давати д	Urdu: ایک جانب ہونا
Vietnamese: né, tránh sang một bên	Chinese: 横跨一步躲闪
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