- verb(be/get sidetracked)sidetrack (verb) · sidetracks (third person present) · sidetracked (past tense) · sidetracked (past participle) · sidetracking (present participle) · side-track (verb) · side-tracks (third person present) · side-tracked (past tense) · side-tracked (past participle) · side-tracking (present participle)
- cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue:"he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends"
- divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan:"the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHdirect (a train) into a branch line or siding:"the train is sidetracked onto a line leading to a terminal"
- divert (a well or borehole) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction:"a development well drilled in the southwest field is flowing at thousands of barrels a day after being sidetracked"
nounsidetrack (noun) · sidetracks (plural noun) · side-track (noun) · side-tracks (plural noun)- a minor path or track:"the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill" · "his monologue launches into too many rambling sidetracks"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa railroad branch line or siding.
- a well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling:"a sidetrack to the original discovery well"
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.side·track (sīd′trăk′) v. side·tracked, side·track·ing, side·tracks v.tr. 1. To divert from a main issue or course: I was sidetracked from my work by an unexpected visitor. 2. To delay or block the progress of deliberately: "a bill that would sidetrack food irradiation in this country" (Alexis Beck).www.thefreedictionary.com/sidetrack
to direct (someone) away from an activity or subject toward another one that is often less important: Rhonda was looking for an envelope and got sidetracked reading some old letters. (Definition of sidetrack from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sidetrackto move or distract from the main subject or course. to move from the main track to a siding, as a train. noun any railroad track, other than a siding, that is auxiliary to the main track.www.dictionary.com/browse/sidetrack: to turn aside from a main purpose or direction Nick could launch a question guaranteed to sidetrack the teacher long enough to … wipe out the homework assignment. — Andrew Clements, Frindle What made you want to look up sidetrack?
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