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To deviate from one's course or direction
“You may get lost in the wilderness if you sidetrack from the walking trail.”
To get sidetracked from a subject
“The speaker would begin to sidetrack into subjects related to his own personal experience.”
To persuade or convince someone not to do something
To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)
To impede or slow down the progress of
A minor, or smaller, path or track
“Two hunters happen to be nearby, and they motion for me to follow them down a sidetrack.”
(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track
“Between this building and the main track, over which passenger trains usually run, is a sidetrack.”
An unrelated topic, or an alternate train of thought
“Interestingly, in one of my classes at university, we discussed the elections for a few brief minutes as a sidetrack.”
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