Sidetrack

What do we mean by sidetrack?

To divert from a main issue or course. intransitive verb

To delay or block the progress of deliberately. intransitive verb

To switch from a main railroad track to a siding. intransitive verb

To deviate from a main issue or course. intransitive verb

To run into a siding. intransitive verb

A railroad siding. noun

A short line of rails branching off by a switch from the main line of a railroad, and either returning to it or not at the further end, for use in turning out, shifting rolling-stock, etc.; a siding. noun

To put upon a side-track; shift from the main line of a railroad to a subsidiary one; shunt.

Figuratively, to divert to one side; turn aside from the proper or the practicable course.

To pass to a side-track; come to rest on a siding.

To transfer to a siding from a main line of track. transitive verb

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. transitive verb

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. noun

Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track. noun

A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well. noun

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. noun

To divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass. verb

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. verb

To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position. verb

To deviate briefly from the topic at hand. verb

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.

(sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.

A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.

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.

To get distracted for a while halfway while you're doing something. Urban Dictionary

When your in the process of NOT being commited to an ongoing/prior engadgement. Urban Dictionary

Adj: to become extremely impaired to the point of rambling about several different topics at once or in quick succession so high, you keep changing subjects without realizing it Urban Dictionary

When a joint burns unevenly. Canoeing Urban Dictionary

When one is trying to do something but they become preoccupied by something else Urban Dictionary

Social context: Meet (as in see again/ or for the first time) a person who you don't really appreciate being with, and getting stuck with him/ her. Urban Dictionary

The ability to be easily distracted. Urban Dictionary

When one or one's gf/bf starts talking about other guys/girls excessively/obsessively. Also when they get very interested in other people. Urban Dictionary

When shopping with someone and they get distracted by everything except what you went to purchase at the store originally. Urban Dictionary

The ultimate expression of "What the fuck", this word is to be used only in the most extreme of situations. Brutal overuse of this term could lead to a tear in the fabric of the universe, causing reality to fall apart at an abstraction rate of 7.59 Cuils per second. Please be very careful with the word you have just read. The power of the cosmos rests in your hands. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to sidetrack:
sidetrack, side track, sidetracks, widetrac.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sidetrack:
grill, bar, restaurant, railroad, code, train, theatre, track, production.

Words that rhyme with sidetrack:
back, black, track, hack, pack, jack, attack, crack, rack, stack, lack, feedback, tack, plaque, sack, slack, sac, smack, flak, knack, mac, setback, shack, snack, whack, wrack, lac, tarmac, aback, yak, piggyback, drawback, tac, wack, ransack, maniac, anorak, almanac, flack, pac, lilac, zodiac, hijack, quack, megalomaniac, kickback, throwback, cognac, cardiac, paque, ack, kodak, flashback, backtrack, backpack, clack, fallback, fac, comeback, blackjack, rucksack, outback, cadillac, nymphomaniac, payback, mack, skipjack, push back, hold back, lumberjack, flapjack, knickknack, wisecrack, pak, claque, knapsack, unpack, chirac, counterattack, quarterback, rollback, frack, jacques, dak, greenback, insomniac, humpback, razorback, pontiac, yack, thwack, cutback, amnesiac, brack, eniac, hatchback, bushwhack, plack, soundtrack, racetrack.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sidetrack:
short, temporary, little, private, next, nearest, unimportant, first, interesting, deep, serious, narrow.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sidetrack:
agreements, men.

Words that sound like sidetrack:
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