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side-tracked
side·track
/
ˈsaɪdˌtræk
/
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sahyd
-trak
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
1.
to move from the main
track
to a
siding
, as a train.
2.
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
noun
3.
any railroad
track
, other than a
siding
, auxiliary to the main
track
.
Origin:
1825–35,
Americanism;
side
1
+
track
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sidetrack
(ˈsaɪdˌtræk)
—
vb
1.
to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic
—
n
2.
(
US
), (
Canadian
) a railway siding
3.
the act or an instance of sidetracking; digression
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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sidetrack
"railway siding," 1835, from
side
(adj.) +
track
(q.v.). The verb meaning "to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack" is from 1880; fig. sense of "to divert from the main purpose" is attested from 1889
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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