Sidestep and Trick

Sidestep

Sidestep verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.

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Trick and sidestep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trick" instead a verb "Sidestep".

Nearby Words: sidestepped, sidestepping

Trick verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Sidestep and trick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sidestep" instead a verb "Trick".

Nearby Words: tricky, trickery, trickle, tricked, trickster

time	sidestep time	trick time
game	sidestep game	trick game

The trick is to let him attack then sidestep when you are in from of the door.

Source: Video Game / Clive Barker's Undying
The trick is to let him attack then sidestep when you are in front of the door.

Source: Deadly Dodging
For seven generations of practitioners, this family of diabolists fairly successfully avoided the accumulated bad karma playing with demons will hand you using every trick in their library to sidestep it.

Source: Karma Houdini Warranty

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