sideway meaning

sideway as an adverb

1. toward one side
   • the car slipped sideways into the ditch
   • leaning sideways
   • a figure moving sidewise in the shadows

   Synonyms: sideways, sidewise

2. with one side forward or to the front
   • turned sideways to show the profile
   • crabs seeming to walk sidewise

   Synonyms: sideways, sidewise

3. from the side; obliquely
   • a picture lit sideways
   • scenes viewed sidewise

   Synonyms: sideways, sidewise

How to pronounce sideway

sideway is pronounced /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ in British English and /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.