lateral

adj. of or pertaining to the side; coming from the side; aimed towards the side; moving from side to side, moving in a sideways manner

n. lateral part, part which extends from a side or sides; lateral branch; pass thrown laterally (Football)

Lateral may refer to:Lateral, an anatomical direction - see Human anatomical termsLateral pass, type of pass in American and Canadian footballLateral thinking, thinking concerned with changing concepts and perceptionLateral consonants, "L"-like consonants pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongueLateral mark, a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channelLateral support, a type of physical support to help prevent sideways movement
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Noun
1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
(synonym) lateral pass
(hypernym) pass, passing play, passing game, passing
Adjective
1. situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
(synonym) sidelong
(similar) side(a)
2. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus"
(similar) distal

adv. sideward, from the side, toward the side

adj. lateral, side, sided

adj. lateral, side