sidewaysadverb, adjective
uk/ˈsaɪd.weɪz/us/ˈsaɪd.weɪz/C2 in a direction to the left or right, not forwards or backwards:
The fence is leaning sideways.
 If you would move sideways to the left, I can get everyone in the picture.
More examples
- It would be easier to get the bookcase through the doorway if we turned it sideways on .
 - Crabs walk with a sideways motion.
 - Can you move the chairs sideways a bit?
 - We turned the table sideways to make more room.
 
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
 - aside
 - back
 - back and forth idiom
 - backward
 - backwards
 - broadside
 - counterclockwise
 - hither
 - hither and thither idiom
 - retro
 - right/wrong way round idiom
 - side
 - stand
 - stand back
 - there
 - there and back idiom
 - to and fro
 - to-ing and fro-ing
 - wrong
 
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