单词 | sidestepping |
释义 | sidesteppingn. 1. The action or an act of stepping to the side; (Football) the action or an act of stepping to the side in order to avoid a tackle or an opposing player. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > actions or manoeuvres scrimmaging1776 throw on1845 rush1857 catch1858 maul1860 touch1863 mauling1864 touch-in-goal1869 goal-kicking1871 throw-forward1871 sidestepping1877 handing1882 punting1882 heel1886 touch kicking1889 forward pass1890 scrumming1892 touch-finding1895 heeling1896 wheel1897 scrag1903 reverse pass1907 jinka1914 hand-off1916 play-the-ball1918 gather1921 pivot pass1922 sidestep1927 smother-tackle1927 stiff-arm1927 heel-back1929 scissors1948 rucking1949 loose scrummaging1952 cut-through1960 pivot break1960 put-in1962 chip kicking1963 box kicking1971 peel1973 chip and chase1976 tap penalty1976 1877 Rep. Court Queen's Bench (Ontario) 38 208 In passing behind the driver and on the front of the car, the side stepping would seem at least to make it probable that he meant to get off. 1892 Boston Globe 30 Mar. 4/6 Fitzsimmons' method of avoiding blows aimed at his head and his side stepping was equal to the best seen in this city for many years. 1911 Out West Dec. 15/2 Swerving is not nearly so complicated as side stepping. 1922 Cosmopolitan Nov. 14/1 See him slipping though the willows, so furtive and quick and diffident, with his..erratic side-steppings this way or that. 1970 Times 28 Sept. 12/7 The sidestepping at blinding speed of Gerald Davies on the right wing. 2002 A. Bennett Welsh Rugby Heroes (2003) 13 He was also an outstanding exponent of the art of sidestepping. 2. The action of avoiding a difficult or disagreeable situation or issue; evasive speech or action; prevarication; an instance of any of these. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun] > avoiding an action or condition beflying1340 eschewingc1374 voidinga1398 flight1398 refusing?a1400 avoidinga1513 eschewa1542 eviting1541 umschewing1547 shunning1549 shuffling1579 eschewal1583 avoidance1610 evitation1626 evading1646 avoidal1695 eschewance1842 elusiveness1873 avoidment1882 sidestepping1902 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in action shuffling1579 paltering1580 boggling1640 prevarication1656 whifflinga1677 wriggling1866 caffling1877 sidestepping1902 pussyfooting1956 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in speech ambagea1413 boutgate1591 fallaciloquence1656 evasivea1734 sidestepping1902 non-speak1960 1902 Le Mars (Iowa) Semi-weekly Sentinel 18 July Iowa republicanism is not in favor of side stepping or back stepping. 1932 Blue Valley Farmer (Oklahoma City) 17 Mar. 6/5 When America is grappling with things fundamental, tired and disgusted with side-stepping, buck-passing and plain lying..the country must content itself with a stone when it asked for bread. 1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xii. 100 The conversational ground he moved on was firm. There was need for neither side-stepping nor manoeuvre. 1981 J. Moulton & G. M. Robinson Organization of Lang. 341 A language full of qualifications, hesitations, and sidesteppings. 1997 Guardian 10 Feb. ii. 12/1 This side-stepping of a question which most people would answer right off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sidesteppingadj. That steps to the side or is characterized by stepping to the side; (figurative) that avoids difficult issues or situations; evasive. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adjective] sidelingc1155 sidelong1608 sideward?1617 sideway1650 sideways1684 sidelings1768 sidling1821 sidewards1827 sidewinding1867 sidestepping1902 crabwise1904 the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > turning aside from a course of action deviantc1400 offward1563 non-resident1616 stroddling1647 sidestepping1902 1902 London Reader 31 May 191/1 The side-stepping movement peculiar to prize-fighters. 1944 Mich. Alumnus 18 Nov. 124/2 His ‘shuffle’ is a side-stepping manoeuver which consistently throws potential tacklers off balance. 1960 Times 16 June 16/2 ‘Autumn’ with its evocative side-stepping harmonies, was delightfully sung. 1993 Black Enterprise May 65/1 Avoiding is an unassertive, side-stepping and retreat-oriented conflict management style. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Oct. 52/4 Fenton passes over the episode with a detached, sidestepping comment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877adj.1902 |
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