sidestep
(noun, verb)
noun
1. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
Definition categories: act, step
verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Similar word(s): circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, skirt
Definition categories: communication, avoid
Sentences with sidestep as a verb:
- They sidestepped the issue.