sideways meaning and definition

SIDEWAYS adjective

Definition of sideways (adjective)

1. (of movement) at an angle
   • synonyms: crabwise

SIDEWAYS adverb

Definition of sideways (adverb)

1. with one side forward or to the front
   • "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
   • synonyms: sideway, sidewise
2. from the side; obliquely
   • "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"
   • synonyms: sideway, sidewise
3. toward one side
   • "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
   • synonyms: sideway, sidewise
4. to, toward or at one side
   • "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
   • synonyms: obliquely, sidelong