sidewise Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb toward one side
sideways; sideway.
- the car slipped sideways into the ditch
- leaning sideways
- a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
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adverb with one side forward or to the front
sideways; sideway.
- turned sideways to show the profile
- crabs seeming to walk sidewise
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adverb from the side; obliquely
sideway; sideways.
- a picture lit sideways
- scenes viewed sidewise
WordNet
Side"wise` adverb
Definitions
On or toward one side; laterally; sideways. I saw them mask their awful glance Sidewise meek in gossamer lids. Emerson.
the informal name of a specific type of heat-seeking air-to-air missile. Also, sidewinder missile.