sidewaysside‧ways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ ●○○ adverb 
A strong gust of wind blew the car sideways into the ditch.2with the side, rather than the front or back, facing forwards: They brought the piano sideways through the front door.3if you are moved sideways at work, you are given a job that is different from, but is at the same level as, your old job: He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.—sideways adjective: a sideways glance → knock somebody sideways at knock1(13)
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He leaned sideways slightly to let Jane past.
- If we turn the chest sideways, I think we can get it through the door.
- She sat sideways across her boyfriend's lap.
- The car skidded sideways off the road.
- Tony swayed sideways but caught himself before he fell.
- Athelstan looked sideways at Benedicta and his heart lurched.
- Feeling her stomach churn with the painful memories, she leaned sideways and was violently sick.
- He turned his body sideways, tenderly, to protect his eyes.
- Mud began to thump in the wheel wells, and the car skidded sideways, went off the road, and stuck.
- Start with arms outstretched and curve sideways, bringing the arm up and over as far as possible.
- The tormented Onna, stark naked, pushed the blade in and pulled it sideways.
- This chapter begins by considering three basic directions for expressing power in Organizations-downward, upward, and sideways.
- We started for the truck with Janir carrying the doll sideways.
Longman Language Activatortowards the side, or from side to side
moving, looking, or facing to the left or right instead of straight ahead: · The car skidded sideways off the road.· Tony swayed sideways but caught himself before he fell.· If we turn the chest sideways, I think we can get it through the door.
if someone or something moves to one side or to the side , they move from where they are to the left or to the right: · She pushed her plate to one side and leaned forward.· Could you move a little to the side so we can get past?
moving continuously, first to one side then to the other: · The tractor swayed from side to side, almost throwing me out of my seat.· Ezra rocked impatiently from side to side as he waited.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a sideways glanceCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to or towards one side: a sideways glance (=a way of looking by moving your eyes to the side)· Christina gave her husband a sidelong glance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· His plane fell sideways, helplessly, like a book toppling from a shelf.· When he fell sideways, the needle went with his arm.· June's body rocked longitudinally on its curved spine, then fell sideways.· She matched left hands now and fell sideways to the bed laughing.· As Lambert watched, one SE5a took a hit from a shell and fell sideways.
· She glanced sideways at Daniel's profile.· Morrill glanced sideways at the cooling chowder and let it go.· Come on! she thought, glancing sideways at Nevil.· So near that, had he glanced sideways, he would have been bound to see her standing with Thomas.· She glanced sideways at Nevil who was sitting entranced.· Three times as the president spoke, Diana flashed him the kind of flattering sideways glances she once gave Charles.· He glanced sideways at Mrs Wright.· Mr McCrindle said something and Tam seemed to glance sideways.
· He looked sideways at me, so I shook my head.· Two others use special radar sets, one that looks sideways and another that looks forward.· Athelstan looked sideways at Benedicta and his heart lurched.· She looks sideways at Howard to see how he is taking this.· Tug looked sideways, towards the valley on the right, and recognized where they were.· She looked sideways at him; the ruined cheek was away from her, and this morning he was hardly limping.· I look sideways at Nathan who is lying motionless in a bag covered by an inch of snow.· Philip looked sideways at the girl sitting next to him.
· Any extra load on the tail will help to increase its resistance to moving sideways and so help prevent a serious swing.· The Woman pushed at the door, behind Doyle's chair, and when he moved sideways she stepped in.· Nate would never have taken him off the presentation if he wasn't being moved sideways or demoted.· Most of its soft top simply came away but the whole car seemed to move sideways.· There's no need to nail the shelves down, as they can't move sideways because of the spacers.· But he would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.· Similarly, a screen placed across the inside of a doorway will hinder their progress, for they can not move sideways.· With fewer rungs on the ladder, people have to learn to move sideways.
· A swing can only occur if the tail is sliding sideways over the ground.· The eyes slid sideways, looked over his shoulder.· I slide sideways from her as she sits up, grabbing at me to stop me moving away.· The lorry slid sideways across the road.
· She slipped sideways and felt a familiar coaming beneath her hand.· I swerved, the car slipped sideways, the wheels screaming.· Here the daggerboard is straining to stop the board slipping sideways.· It also reduces the load on the tail-skid or wheel and makes it slip sideways more easily.· Might time itself have slipped sideways, showing him a scene from the past?
· Croft did what Croft always does and pushed the ball through slowly and deliberately, getting sideways turn but nothing too dangerous.· At that time, he testified, he was turned sideways with his feet on the concrete.· I tried to turn sideways in the bed, but I was stuck to the sheet.· He may practise lifting the pelvis in order to turn sideways, which is an essential pattern for turning over in bed.· Between the rows of desks there was not enough space for two people t o pass each other without first turning sideways.· They walked along corridors so narrow that they had to turn sideways, and through corridors as wide as barns.
A strong gust of wind blew the car sideways into the ditch.2with the side, rather than the front or back, facing forwards: They brought the piano sideways through the front door.3if you are moved sideways at work, you are given a job that is different from, but is at the same level as, your old job: He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.—sideways adjective: a sideways glance → knock somebody sideways at knock1(13)