'Sidetrack' definitions:
Definition of 'sidetrack'
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Definition of 'Sidetrack'
From: GCIDE
- Sidetrack \Side"track`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p. pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.]
- 1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
- Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of the census of school children. --Pop. Sci. Monthly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'sidetrack'
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- avert,
- bear off,
- branch,
- bypath,
- byway,
- cable railway,
- cog railway,
- deflect,
- departure,
- deviation,
- digression,
- discursion,
- distract,
- divert,
- draw aside,
- draw off,
- ease off,
- edge off,
- el,
- electric railway,
- elevated,
- elevated railway,
- embankment,
- episode,
- excursion,
- excursus,
- feeder,
- feeder line,
- fly off,
- gee,
- glance,
- glance off,
- go off,
- gravity-operated railway,
- haw,
- head off,
- horse railway,
- jib,
- junction,
- L,
- light railroad,
- line,
- main line,
- make way for,
- metro,
- monorail,
- move aside,
- rack railway,
- rack-and-pinion railway,
- rail,
- rail line,
- railroad,
- railway,
- roadbed,
- roadway,
- sheer off,
- shove aside,
- shunt,
- shy,
- shy off,
- side,
- side path,
- side road,
- sidestep,
- siding,
- sidle,
- steer clear of,
- step aside,
- street railway,
- streetcar line,
- subway,
- switch,
- switchback,
- terminal,
- terminus,
- track,
- tram,
- tramline,
- trestle,
- trolley line,
- trunk,
- trunk line,
- tube,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn back,
- turnout,
- underground,
- veer off