(v) :
to divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass; to use trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject or to distract the person spoken to
"the politician sidetracked the reporter with a story about duck hunting instead of a direct response to the question that was asked."
(v) :
to divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass; to use trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject or to distract the person spoken to
"the politician sidetracked the reporter with a story about duck hunting instead of a direct response to the question that was asked."