sidesteps

noun

a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

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The word sidesteps breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root side-, from Old English side (“flank, edge”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.