sideways

American  

[sahyd-weyz] / ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

Also sidewise

adverb

1. with a side foremost.

2. facing to the side.

3. toward or from one side.

4. with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

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adjective

1. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.

2. indirect or evasive.

sideways British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

adverb

1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side

2. from one side; obliquely

3. with one side forward

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adjective

1. moving or directed to or from one side

2. towards or from one side

sideways Idioms  

1. see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.

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Etymology

Origin of sideways

First recorded in 1570–80; side ¹ + -ways

Example Sentences

At last all five of us lay sideways across the bed and managed to get shoulders and elbows arranged.

From Literature

He staggered sideways on his spindly legs, tripped over his own foot, and fell full-length into the crick.

From Literature

Jabbing and feinting, he edged sideways, putting the fire between them once more.

From Literature

“And that grind up in the market has shifted to a grind sideways and now a grind down given sober economic data, macro indicators, and the Iran war disruption,” he added.

From Barron's

This is no easy mission, and “militarily manageable risk” won’t be comforting to Americans or energy markets if this goes sideways.

From The Wall Street Journal