1. (

• aside

) a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage ;

2. (

• digression ,
• aside ,
• excursus ,
• divagation ,
• parenthesis ,

) a message that departs from the main subject ;

1. (

• aside

) on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered" ;

2. (

• aside ,
• away ,

) out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" ;

3. (

• apart ,
• aside ,

) not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" ;

4. (

• away ,
• aside ,

) in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" ;

5. (

• aside ,
• apart ,

) placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" ;

6. (

• aside ,
• by ,
• away ,

) in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" ;