sidestep

In intransitive terms the difference between duck and sidestep

is that duck is to bow while sidestep is to step to the side.

In transitive terms the difference between duck and sidestep

is that duck is to lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly while sidestep is to avoid or dodge.

As a proper noun Duck

is {{surname}.

As verbs the difference between eschew and sidestep

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while sidestep is to step to the side.

As a noun sidestep is

a step to the side.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sidestep

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sidestep is a step to the side.

As a verb sidestep is

to step to the side.