1
[ adverb ] toward one side

Synonyms

sideway sideways

Examples

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

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Recklessly hurling the bronc sidewise into an intersecting draw , he plunged forward with undiminished speed .

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

The Indian 's arm whipped sidewise - there was a flash of amber and froth , the crash of the bottle shattering against the side of the first car .

2
[ adverb ] with one side forward or to the front

Synonyms

sideway sideways

Examples

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

3
[ adverb ] from the side; obliquely

Synonyms

sideways sideway

Examples

"a picture lit sideways" "scenes viewed sidewise"

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