side' step"
- a step to one side, as in dancing, skiing, or boxing.
side•step
Pronunciation: (sīd'step"), [key]
— v., -stepped, -step•ping.
—v.i.
- to step to one side.
- to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.
—v.t.
- to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
- to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).
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