Sidewise has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adverb
1
toward one side
"the car slipped sideways into the ditch"
"leaning sideways"
"a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
2
with one side forward or to the front
"turned sideways to show the profile"
"crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
3
from the side; obliquely
"a picture lit sideways"
"scenes viewed sidewise"
Example Sentences
"the car slipped sideways into the ditch"
adverb
"leaning sideways"
adverb
"a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
adverb
"turned sideways to show the profile"
adverb
"crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
adverb
"a picture lit sideways"
adverb
"scenes viewed sidewise"
adverb