sideways

[ sahyd-weyz ]

adverb

1. with a side foremost.
2. facing to the side.
3. toward or from one side.
4. with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

adjective

1. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
2. indirect or evasive.

sideways

/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

adverb

1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
2. from one side; obliquely
3. with one side forward

adjective

1. moving or directed to or from one side
2. towards or from one side

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideways¹

First recorded in 1570–80; side ¹ + -ways

Idioms and Phrases

see knock for a loop (sideways) ; look sideways at .

Example Sentences

Shipyard workers hammered away the last supporting "shores" and wedges, then ducked and dashed for cover as the huge vessel slid above their heads in a spectacular sideways launch into the River Ouse.

From BBC

By the end it's possible to have gathered a total of 127, and the main method of selecting them involves scrolling sideways through a very long row of icons.

From BBC

"The Hollywood journey is an Alice in Wonderland kind of journey. You go up, you go down, you go sideways. That's the way it is," he said.

From BBC

One resident described witnessing a tornado to TCPalm: "I saw a semi knocked sideways, a truck knocked sideways," he said.

From Salon

Even if it was presented that way to USC defenders, who responded with shrugs or sideways glances.

From Los Angeles Times