Sidewise

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  • adverb & adjective. Sideways.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Toward one side; in an inclining position: as, to hold the head sidewise.
  • Laterally; on one side: as, the refraction of light sidewise.
  • Directed or tending to one side; lateral in course or bearing; sideling: as, a sidewise glance; to make a sidewise leap.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. sideways
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adverb. with one side forward or to the front
  • adverb. toward one side
  • adverb. from the side; obliquely
  • Word Usage
    "The man, half-slipping sidewise from the saddle, so as to fall clear if the mare toppled backward, threw his weight to the front and alongside her neck."