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- Dictionaryside·track/ˈsī(d)ˌtrak/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue: "he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends"
- 2. direct (a train) into a branch line or siding: North American "the train is sidetracked onto a line leading to a terminal"
noun
- 1. a minor path or track: "the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill"
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verb. sidetracked; sidetracking; sidetracks. transitive verb. 1. : to shunt aside (as to a railroad siding) 2. a. : to turn aside from a purpose : deflect. b. : to prevent action on by diversionary tactics. sidetrack an issue. Examples of sidetrack in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
SIDETRACK definition: 1. to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less…. Learn more.
SIDETRACK meaning: 1. to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less…. Learn more.
Sidetrack definition: to move or distract from the main subject or course.. See examples of SIDETRACK used in a sentence.
To sidetrack is to veer off a straight path, or to cause something (or someone) to do so. The smell of a rabbit in the woods might sidetrack your dog from coming when you call him.
1. to move from a main track to a siding, as a train. 2. to move or distract from the main subject. n. 3. a railroad siding.
If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. He'd managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems. [be VERB -ed] The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal. [VERB noun]
SIDETRACK definition: to make someone forget what they were doing or speaking about and start doing or speaking about…. Learn more.
sidetrack somebody (into doing something) to make somebody start to talk about or do something that is different from the main thing that they are supposed to be talking about or doing synonym distract.
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. Wiktionary. Synonyms:
