sideways

  • (s) (of movement) at an angle crabwise,
  • (r) with one side forward or to the front
    • turned sideways to show the profile
    • crabs seeming to walk sidewise
    sideway, sidewise,
  • (r) from the side; obliquely
    • a picture lit sideways
    • scenes viewed sidewise
    sideway, sidewise,
  • (r) toward one side
    • the car slipped sideways into the ditch
    • leaning sideways
    • a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
    sidewise, sideway,
  • (r) to, toward or at one side
    • darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
    obliquely, sidelong,

Synonyms

crabwise sideway sidewise obliquely sidelong

Words of close approximity

sideway
sidewalk sidewall sideward