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Sideways

//ˈsaɪdweɪz// adj, adv, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Moving or directed toward one side.

    "Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…]."

  2. 2
    Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). informal

    "There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways."

  3. 3
    Neither moving upward nor moving downward. informal

    "Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of."

  4. 4
    In conflict (with); not compatible (with). informal, usually

    "He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of movement) at an angle wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    With a side to the front.

    "He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side."

  2. 2
    Towards one side.

    "A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back."

  3. 3
    Askance; sidelong.
  4. 4
    Neither upward nor downward. informal

    "The economy has been moving sideways for several months now."

  5. 5
    Not as planned; towards a worse outcome. US, colloquial

    "We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to, toward or at one side wordnet
  2. 2
    in a lateral direction wordnet
  3. 3
    from the side; obliquely wordnet
  4. 4
    with one side forward or to the front wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of sideway form-of, plural

    "And he was just taking byways and sideways, travelling in the peripheries of civilization, yeah?"

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