"sideways" in the adjective sense
1. crabwise, sideways
of movement) at an angle
"sideways" in the adverb sense
1. sideways, sideway, sidewise
with one side forward or to the front
"turned sideways to show the profile"
"crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
2. sideway, sideways, sidewise
from the side obliquely
"a picture lit sideways"
"scenes viewed sidewise"
3. sideways, sideway, sidewise
toward one side
"the car slipped sideways into the ditch"
"leaning sideways"
"a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
4. sidelong, sideways, obliquely
to, toward or at one side
"darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
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