Dodge (an issue?)

• Duck, ,as an issue
• Son that is returning gym skirt
• A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
• Duck, parrot and budgie, perhaps, back on team
• Duck, as an issue
• Avoid answering

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also side-step , 1757, "a stepping to the side" (originally in military drill), from side (adj.) + step (n.). The verb is recorded from 1895; the figurative sense is attested from 1900.

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 ...

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