sidestep
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1. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | step, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down (noun.act) |
2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | avoid, |
| definition | : | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | beg, |
| definition | : | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quibble, |
| definition | : | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
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