noun
definition
A step to the side.
definition
A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.
verb
definition
To step to the side.
definition
To avoid or dodge.
example
They sidestepped the issue.
Examples of sidesteps in a Sentence
The finale is another substantial movement, full of surprise harmonic sidesteps and enormous energy.
But when we come to R G Blaine he simply sidesteps the issue of time by introducing horse power hour.
The brevity of the strip also neatly sidesteps the need for ' Unwinese ', and is all the more better for it.
The man steps forward with his left foot, then sidesteps to the right with the right foot.
Next, he steps back with the right foot, and then sidesteps to the left with the left foot.
With a pattern of three steps - two quick sidesteps and one forward step - the quick steps take one count of music while the slow step takes two.
Starting with the left foot moving forward, the male dancer then sidesteps to the right with the left foot.
The right foot then steps backward, and then the left foot sidesteps to the left.
Stepping back with her right foot, she then sidesteps to the left with her left foot.