SIDETRACK Synonyms

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

• turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

• turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

• draw someone's attention away from something

• impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

• markedly different from an accepted norm

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

• turn aside; turn away from

• send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• wander from a direct course or at random

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

• the act of turning aside suddenly

• an erratic deflection from an intended course

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• shift to a clockwise direction

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

• cause to run off the tracks

• run off or leave the rails

• a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

• material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

• a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

• move away from a place into another direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• depart for someplace

• go away or leave

• remove oneself from an association with or participation in

• wander from a direct or straight course

• designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

• a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons)

• wander from a direct or straight course

• go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

• the group that gathers together for a particular occasion

• a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

• a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

• what is produced in a given time period

• a set of clothing (with accessories)

• attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)

• (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip