Antonyms for sidetrack
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : sahyd-trak |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪdˌtræk |
Definition of sidetrack
Origin :- also side-track, "railway siding," 1835, from side (adj.) + track (n.). The verb meaning "to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack" is from 1874; figurative sense of "to divert from the main purpose" is attested from 1881. Related: Sidetracked.
- verb divert
- Would it advance or sidetrack him in the career he had outlined for himself?
- Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
- You've not been paying proper attention to me; you were off on a sidetrack of your own laying.
- Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
- At Wassiwappa, Ray got instructions to sidetrack until Thirty-six went by.
- Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather
- You have one talent already; why do you want to follow a sidetrack.
- Extract from : « The Precipice » by Ivan Goncharov
- We became attached to this sidetrack, and for a long time had the sole use of it.
- Extract from : « Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack » by Frank Benton
- Sidetrack your emotions if you can and stick to the mainline!
- Extract from : « Cleek of Scotland Yard » by Thomas W. Hanshew
- For the army London is on a sidetrack—is an out of the way place.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II » by Burton J. Hendrick
- That's the kind of a sidetrack the Stars and Stripes would switch you onto.'
- Extract from : « Roads of Destiny » by O. Henry
- He could not help smiling a little at the adroit way she tried to sidetrack him, even though he was angry at her.
- Extract from : « The Yukon Trail » by William MacLeod Raine
- Some claim to have discovered a method whereby they can "sidetrack" "Hardfellow" and get "Easyboy" to do the buying.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Salesmanship » by William Walker Atkinson
Synonyms for sidetrack
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