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si de-foot (side-foots , side-footing , side-footed ) also sidefoot VERB In football, if a player side-foots the ball, they kick it with the side of their foot. [BRIT , JOURNALISM ] □ [V n] Currie sidefooted his first goal of the season. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Side-foot is also a noun. □  Anthony scored with a simple side-foot.

si de is|sue (side issues ) N‑COUNT A side issue is an issue or subject that is not considered to be as important as the main one. □  I must forget these side issues and remember my mission.

side|kick /sa I dk I k/ (sidekicks ) N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] Someone's sidekick is a person who accompanies them and helps them, and who you consider to be less intelligent or less important than the other person. [INFORMAL ] □  His sons, brother and nephews were his armed sidekicks.

side|light /sa I dla I t/ (sidelights )

1 N‑COUNT The sidelights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width. [BRIT ] in AM, usually use parking lights 2 N‑COUNT The sidelights on a vehicle are lights on its sides. [AM ]

3 N‑COUNT A sidelight on a particular situation is a piece of information about that situation which is interesting but which is not particularly important. □ [+ on ] The book is full of amusing sidelights on his family background.

side|line /sa I dla I n/ (sidelines , sidelining , sidelined )

1 N‑COUNT A sideline is something that you do in addition to your main job in order to earn extra money. □  Charlie sold second-hand cars from the arches at Brighton station and trained horses as a sideline.

2 N‑PLURAL The sidelines are the lines marking the long sides of the playing area, for example on a football field or tennis court.

3 N‑PLURAL [usu on/from N ] If you are on the sidelines in a situation, you do not influence events at all, either because you have chosen not to be involved, or because other people have not involved you. □  France no longer wants to be left on the sidelines when critical decisions are taken.

4 VERB [usu passive] If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing. □ [be V -ed] He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.

side|long /sa I dlɒŋ, [AM ] -lɔːŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] If you give someone a sidelong look, you look at them out of the corner of your eyes. □  She gave him a quick sidelong glance.

si de-o n ADJ A side-on collision or view is a collision or view from the side of an object. □  …steel beams built into the doors for protection against a side-on crash.

si de or|der (side orders ) N‑COUNT A side order is an amount of a food that you order in a restaurant to be served at the same time as the main dish. □ [+ of ] …a side order of potato salad.

si de road (side roads ) N‑COUNT A side road is a road which leads off a busier, more important road.

si de-saddle ADV [ADV after v] When you ride a horse side-saddle , you sit on a special saddle with both your legs on one side rather than one leg on each side of the horse. □  Naomi was given a pony and taught to ride side-saddle.

si de sal|ad (side salads ) N‑COUNT A side salad is a bowl of salad for one person which is served with a main meal.

side|show /sa I dʃoʊ/ (sideshows ) also side-show

1 N‑COUNT A sideshow is a less important or less significant event or situation related to a larger, more important one that is happening at the same time. □ [+ to ] In the end, the meeting was a sideshow to a political storm that broke Thursday.

2 N‑COUNT At a circus or fair, a sideshow is a performance that you watch or a game of skill that you play, that is provided in addition to the main entertainment.