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move sideways

move sideways noun: a change of duties without a change of pay and conditions.

Noun

move sideways (plural moves sideways)

  1. A change of duties without a change of pay and conditions.

Verb

move sideways (third-person singular simple present moving sideways, present participle moves sideways, simple past and past participle moved sideways)

  1. To change duties without a change of pay and conditions.
    • He's no longer up to the job, move him sideways.

Forms of move sideways

Noun
pluralmoves sideways
Verb
third-person singular presentmoving sideways
present participlemoves sideways
past participlemoved sideways
pastmoved sideways

Questions about move sideways

What does move sideways mean?
Move sideways means a change of duties without a change of pay and conditions.
What part of speech is move sideways?
Move sideways can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of move sideways?
The plural of move sideways is moves sideways.

Words near move sideways in the dictionary

  1. move one's body
  2. move one's bowels
  3. move out
  4. move out to move up
  5. move over
  6. move sideways
  7. move someone to tears
  8. move south
  9. move the chains
  10. move the deckchairs on the Titanic
  11. move the dial

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