sidewise meaning and definition

SIDEWISE adverb

Definition of sidewise (adverb)

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