Definition of sidetracked Sidetracked

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What does sidetracked mean?

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Verb sidetracks, sidetracking, sidetracked
sidetrack - wander from a direct or straight course
		depart, digress, straggle
		deviate, divert turn aside; turn away from

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sidetrack (Noun)
A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet opposite directions or pass same direction; a railroad siding .
sidetrack (Noun)
Sometimes Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
sidetrack (Noun)
A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
sidetrack (Noun)
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.
sidetrack (Verb)
To divert a locomotive on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
sidetrack (Verb)
To divert or distract someone from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to a person in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
sidetrack (Verb)
To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing something to a secondary or subordinate position.
sidetrack (Verb)
To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.