sidetrack

sidetrack
Synonyms and related words:
L, 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, 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

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  • sidetrack — (n.) railway siding, 1835, from SIDE (Cf. side) (adj.) + TRACK (Cf. track) (n.). The verb meaning to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack is from 1880; figurative sense of to divert from the main purpose is attested from 1889. Related: Sidetracked …   Etymology dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sidetrack — index digress, divert Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sidetrack — [v] divert alter, avert, change, deflect, digress, redirect, swerve, switch, veer; concepts 187,213 …   New thesaurus

  • sidetrack — ► VERB 1) distract from an immediate or important issue. 2) chiefly N. Amer. direct (a train) into a branch line or siding. ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a railway branch line or siding …   English terms dictionary

  • sidetrack — ☆ sidetrack [sīd′trak΄ ] vt., vi. 1. to switch from a main line to a siding: said of a train, etc. 2. to turn away from the main issue or course; divert or be diverted n. a railroad siding …   English World dictionary

  • sidetrack — [[t]sa͟ɪdtræk[/t]] sidetracks, sidetracking, sidetracked also side track VERB If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. [be V ed] He was… …   English dictionary

  • sidetrack — UK [ˈsaɪdˌtræk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sidetrack : present tense I/you/we/they sidetrack he/she/it sidetracks present participle sidetracking past tense sidetracked past participle sidetracked to delay the progress of something by… …   English dictionary

  • sidetrack — I. noun Date: 1835 1. siding 2 2. a position or condition of secondary importance to which one may be diverted II. transitive verb Date: 1880 1. to shunt aside (as to a railroad siding) 2. a. to turn aside from a purpose …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sidetrack — side|track1 [ saıd,træk ] verb transitive to delay the progress of something by causing people to waste time on something else that is unimportant: get sidetracked: It s easy to get sidetracked by talking about unimportant issues like this one.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Sidetrack Films — is a film production company based out of Brooklyn, New York formed by Ravi Anne in 2005 [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=SIDETRACK FILMS About Us | date=2006 | publisher= | url =http://www.sidetrackfilms.com/about/ | work… …   Wikipedia

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