What does sidetrack mean?
Definitions for sidetrack
ˈsaɪdˌtrækside·track
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Princeton's WordNet
siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrackverb
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
sidetrack, depart, digress, straggleverb
wander from a direct or straight course
Wiktionary
sidetracknoun
A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
sidetracknoun
(sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
sidetracknoun
A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
sidetracknoun
An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
Stay focused on the story; you keep getting lost in all of these little sidetracks.
sidetrackverb
To divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
sidetrackverb
To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
sidetrackverb
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
sidetrackverb
To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
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sidetrack
Sidetrack is a verb that typically refers to causing someone or something to divert from an intended or main course of action or line of thought. It refers to the act of distracting or diverting attention or focus away from the original goal or subject. As a noun, it indicates a minor path or track branching off from a main route, typically used in a metaphorical context.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sidetrack in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sidetrack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of sidetrack in a Sentence
But if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you're going, you'll know it is you and the people who love you who put you there.
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