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Synonyms

sideways

American  
[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /
Also sidewise

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 British  
/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

adverb

  1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side

  2. from one side; obliquely

  3. with one side forward

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adjective

  1. moving or directed to or from one side

  2. towards or from one side

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sideways Idioms  

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

Etymology

Origin of sideways

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

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