freeclimb9=sidestep V (N)1. To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility.
v. tr.1. To step out of the way of.2. To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult questionn : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v : avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck]