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- pronunciation:
- lae
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rl
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of, from, pertaining to, or in the direction of a side or sides.
In chess, the queen can move in both lateral and diagonal directions as well as forward and back.The new job position represented what she felt was a lateral move and not a promotion.- similar words:
- side
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right |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a part or extension on the side.
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| definition 2: |
in football, a sideways or backward pass to another player.
The receiver caught the lateral and then ran for a first down. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
laterals, lateraling, lateraled |
| definition: |
in football, to throw the ball in a sideways or backward direction to another; make a lateral pass.
He was just able to lateral before being pulled to the ground. |
| derivation: |
laterally (adv.) |
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