sidestep

/ˈsaɪd.step/ (-pp-)

Definition

› to step to the side in order to avoid something, especially being hit: He sidestepped the blow/the tackle.Moving in order to avoid contactDigressing and being indirect or evasive › to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else: The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it.Digressing and being indirect or evasiveMoving in order to avoid contactNot saying much

(Definition of sidestep verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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