Definition of "sideways" in Anglais

noun

1. plural of sideway

adjective

1. Moving or directed toward one side.

   • Giving Mary a sideways glance, he said,[…].
   • He gave the ball a sideways kick.

2. (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).

   • There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.

3. (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

   • Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.

4. (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).

   • He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.

adverb

1. With a side to the front.

   • He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.

2. Towards one side.

   • A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.
   • He looked sideways at the new arrival, wondering who she was.

3. Askance; sidelong.

4. (informal) Neither upward nor downward.

   • The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.

5. (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.

   • We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side.