v., -stepped, -step·ping, -steps.

v.intr.

1. To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.
2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.

v.tr.

1. To step out of the way of.
2. To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult question.

sidestepper side'step'per n.

verb

To avoid fulfilling or answering completely: dodge, duck, evade, hedge, skirt. See seek/avoid.

v

Definition: avoid
Antonyms: meet head on, tackle

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

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The verb sidestep has one meaning:

Meaning #1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  Synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå udenom, gå et skridt til siden
v. tr. - undgå at tage stilling til
n. - skridt til siden, sideskridt, sidetrappe

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwijken, opzij gaan, negeren

Français (French)
v. intr. - éluder, esquiver, (lit) éviter, (fig) éluder
v. tr. - (lit) s'écarter, (fig) éluder
n. - pas de côté

Deutsch (German)
v. - zur Seite treten, ausweichen, umgehen
n. - Seitwärtsschritt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραμερίζω

Italiano (Italian)
eludere, evitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evitar

Русский (Russian)
шаг в сторону, отступать в сторону, уклоняться от удара, уклоняться, откладывать (решение)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacerse a un lado, dar un paso hacia un lado
v. tr. - eludir, evadir, esquivar, evitar
n. - un paso hacia un lado al danzar, esquiar o boxear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undvika genom att ta ett steg åt sidan, komma ifrån, förbigå

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
回避问题, 躲避打击, 横跨一步躲避, 回避, 横跨的一步, 台阶

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 回避問題, 躲避打擊
v. tr. - 橫跨一步躲避, 回避
n. - 橫跨的一步, 臺階

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 옆으로 비키다, 회피하다
v. tr. - ~을 옆으로 한 발짝 비켜 피하다, 회피하다
n. - 옆으로 비켜서기, (자동차 등의) 발판

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - わきへよけてかわす, わきへよける, 避ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخطو خطوة جانبيه, يتجنب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פסע הצידה, נמנע מלקבל החלטה‬
v. tr. - ‮נרתע לצד, התחמק‬
n. - ‮פסיעה הצידה, התחמקות‬

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