SIDEWAYS Meaning of SIDEWAYS in English [side.ways] adv or adj (1577) 1: from one side 2: with one side forward "turn ~" 3 a: in a lateral direction or downward to one side "hopped ~" "slump ~" b: askance "look ~ at someone" Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012