1. (

• crabwise ,
• sideways

) (of movement) at an angle ;

1. (

• sideways ,
• sideway ,
• sidewise ,

) with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise" ;

2. (

• sideway ,
• sideways ,
• sidewise ,

) from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" ;

3. (

• sideways ,
• sideway ,
• sidewise ,

) toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows" ;

4. (

• sidelong ,
• sideways ,
• obliquely ,

) to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" ;