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Sideway Definition & Meaning

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

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What does sideway mean?
with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
What part of speech is sideway?
Sideway is an adverb.
How many definitions does sideway have?
Sideway has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).

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