Evade

• Avoid answering
• Avoid dealing with
• Dodge (an issue?)
• Avoid date in Rome blocking advance?
• Avoid having nasty pest on team

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN issue ▪ But by naming a larger squad than normal, Eriksson will be able to sidestep the issue . problem ▪ The company says the process could sidestep some of the problems of conventional solar cells, such as cost and ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A step to the side. 2 A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To step to the side. 2 (context transitive English) To avoid or dodge.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sidestep may refer to: Avoidance behavior SideStep , a travel Internet search engine Side-slipping , in jazz music