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sideways

(saɪdweɪz)
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
Sideways means from or towards the side of something or someone.
Piercey glanced sideways at her.
The ladder blew sideways.
He was facing sideways.
Synonyms: indirectly, covertly, obliquely, surreptitiously More Synonyms of sideways
Sideways is also an adjective.
Alfred shot him a sideways glance.
2. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you are moved sideways at work, you move to another job at the same level as your old job.
He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
Sideways is also an adjective.
...her recent sideways move.
3. 
See to be knocked sideways
More Synonyms of sideways

sideways in British English

(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz) or sidewise (ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz)
adverb
1. 
moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
2. 
from one side; obliquely
3. 
with one side forward
adjective (prenominal)
4. 
moving or directed to or from one side
5. 
towards or from one side

sideways in American English

(ˈsaɪdˌweɪz)
adverb
1. 
from the side
2. 
so as to present a side; with one side forward
3. 
toward one side; laterally; obliquely
adjective
4. 
turned or moving toward or from one side
Also ˈsideˌway, ˈsideˌwise (ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz)

More idioms containing
sideways

knock something sideways
knock someone sideways

Examples of 'sideways' in a sentence
sideways

The power of emotion to knock anyone sideways is beyond dispute.
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey Why am I Afraid to Grieve (1994)
Now he could play directly to the green rather than losing a shot by going sideways.
The Sun (2006)
They sat before the fire on a bench and looked sideways at one another.
Beatrix Potter The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1930)
Turn your trunk sideways then lean forward with your hand towards the outside of the opposite foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When he glanced sideways in that tunnel there were no smiling faces in claret and blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is not so much sideways movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Losing your son was the sort of tragedy that knocks many people sideways.
The Sun (2012)
But his shot went sideways across the face of goal.
The Sun (2008)
Continue to move and lunge sideways from one leg to the other.
The Sun (2012)
The first bouncer will provide much food for thought and sideways glances from one spectator to another.
The Sun (2014)
There are a lot of sideways glances.
The Sun (2010)
That means decent carry and maybe a touch of sideways movement.
The Sun (2015)
Consider having a career change or sideways move.
The Sun (2011)
She sipped from her glass and glanced sideways at me.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
No one dealt well with the sideways movement that produced a multitude of edges.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Take one large step sideways to the right keeping your legs straight and without using your body for momentum.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It grows sideways rather than up.
The Sun (2010)
It would be a sideways thing, rather than downwards.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He can be seen running forward, sideways and backwards on a treadmill.
The Sun (2011)
You have suffered a terrible double blow and it's natural to feel knocked sideways.
The Sun (2010)
Place your left hand down and then twist your body and hips so that your legs come down over your head rather than sideways.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
sideways

British English: sideways /ˈsaɪdˌweɪz/ ADVERB
Sideways means from or towards the side of something or someone.
Piercey glanced sideways at her.
  • American English: sideways
  • Arabic: مِنَ الـجَنْب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: de lado
  • Chinese: 斜侧
  • Croatian: sa strane
  • Czech: stranou
  • Danish: sidelæns
  • Dutch: zijdelings
  • European Spanish: de lado
  • Finnish: sivuttain
  • French: de côté
  • German: seitwärts
  • Greek: πλάγια
  • Italian: lateralmente
  • Japanese: 横向きに
  • Korean: 옆으로
  • Norwegian: sideveis
  • Polish: z ukosa
  • European Portuguese: de lado
  • Romanian: pieziș
  • Russian: в сторону
  • Latin American Spanish: de lado
  • Swedish: från sidan
  • Thai: มองไปด้านข้าง
  • Turkish: yana doğru
  • Ukrainian: збоку
  • Vietnamese: sang một bên

Chinese translation of 'sideways'

sideways

(ˈsaɪdweɪz)

adv

  1. [move] 向一边(邊) (xiàng yī biān)
  2. [look, face] 斜侧(側) (xiécè)

adj

  1. [glance, movement] 向一侧(側)的 (xiàng yī cè de)
1 (adverb) 
Definition
from one side
He glanced sideways at her.
Synonyms
indirectly
She referred indirectly to the territorial dispute.
covertly
obliquely
The muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity.
surreptitiously
furtively
2 (adverb) 
Definition
moving, facing, or inclining towards one side
They moved sideways, their arms still locked together.
Synonyms
to the side
laterally
crabwise
3 (adverb) 
Definition
with one side forward
Synonyms
edgeways
sidewards
(adjective) 
Definition
moving or directed to or from one side
Alfred shot him a sideways glance.
Synonyms
sidelong
She gave him a quick sidelong glance.
side
covert
They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
slanted
oblique
She gave him an oblique glance.
furtive
a furtive glance over her shoulder
surreptitious
They had several surreptitious conversations.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of covert
Definition
concealed or secret
They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels.
Synonyms
secret,
private,
hidden,
disguised,
concealed,
veiled,
sly,
clandestine,
underhand,
unsuspected,
surreptitious,
stealthy
in the sense of furtive
Definition
sly, cautious, and secretive
a furtive glance over her shoulder
Synonyms
sly,
secret,
hidden,
sneaking,
covert,
cloaked,
behind someone's back,
secretive,
clandestine,
sneaky,
under-the-table,
slinking,
conspiratorial,
skulking,
underhand,
surreptitious,
stealthy
in the sense of oblique
She gave him an oblique glance.
Synonyms
sidelong,
sideways,
covert,
indirect,
furtive,
surreptitious

Synonyms of 'sideways'

sideways

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of obliquely
The muscle runs obliquely downwards inside the abdominal cavity.
Synonyms
at an angle,
sideways,
diagonally,
sidelong,
aslant,
slantwise,
aslope
in the sense of surreptitious
Definition
done in secret or without permission
They had several surreptitious conversations.
Synonyms
secret,
clandestine,
furtive,
sneaking,
veiled,
covert,
sly,
fraudulent,
unauthorized,
underhand,
stealthy
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