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SIDETRACK

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sidetrack mean?

• SIDETRACK (noun)
The noun SIDETRACK has 1 sense:

1. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Familiarity information: SIDETRACK used as a noun is very rare.

• SIDETRACK (verb)
The verb SIDETRACK has 1 sense:

1. wander from a direct or straight course

Familiarity information: SIDETRACK used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SIDETRACK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

railroad siding; sidetrack; siding; turnout

Hypernyms ("sidetrack" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)

• SIDETRACK (verb)

Sense 1

sidetrack ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Wander from a direct or straight course

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

sidetrack; straggle; digress; depart

Hypernyms (to "sidetrack" is one way to...):

deviate; divert (turn aside; turn away from)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

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SIDETRACK: related words searches

» railroad track: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» railroad meaning
» deviate: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» divert definition
» railway: pronunciation in phonetic transcription

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