SIDE-SLIP
Side"-slip`, v. i.
Defn: See Skid, below.
SIDESMAN
Sides"man, n.; pl. Sidesmen (.
1. A party man; a partisan. Milton.
2. An assistant to the churchwarden; a questman.
SIDE-TAKING
Side"-tak`ing, n.
Defn: A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. Bp. Hall.
SIDETRACK
Side"track`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sidetracking.]
1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.
2. 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. [Colloq.]