also side-step
(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
If you ~ a problem, you avoid discussing it or dealing with it.
Rarely, if ever, does he ~ a question...
He was trying to ~ responsibility.
= avoid
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If you ~, you step sideways in order to avoid something or someone that is coming towards you or going to hit you.
As I ~ped, the bottle hit me on the left hip...
He made a grab for her but she ~ped him.
VERB: V, V n