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SIDEWISE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does sidewise mean?

• SIDEWISE (adverb)
The adverb SIDEWISE has 3 senses:

1. toward one side
2. with one side forward or to the front
3. from the side; obliquely

Familiarity information: SIDEWISE used as an adverb is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SIDEWISE (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Toward one side

Synonyms:

sidewise; sideway; sideways

Context examples:

the car slipped sideways into the ditch / leaning sideways / a figure moving sidewise in the shadows

Sense 2

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Meaning:

With one side forward or to the front

Synonyms:

sideway; sideways; sidewise

Context examples:

turned sideways to show the profile / crabs seeming to walk sidewise

Sense 3

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Meaning:

From the side; obliquely

Synonyms:

sideway; sideways; sidewise

Context examples:

a picture lit sideways / scenes viewed sidewise

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