side-to-side
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- adjective
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de lado a lado
- The dancer moved gracefully from side to side to the rhythm of the music.
- swayed from side to side
- move side to side
- rocks from side to side
And so, so if you look at the arc of the ball side to side, you will see the ball sinks.
- And so, so if you look at the arc of the ball side to side, you will see the ball sinks.
- And so I'll do side to side manual versus automated every day.
Examples
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Back and forth, side to side, that's it!
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One woman started moving her body from side to side in time to the chant.
Academic text (2003) -
And then just move from side to side there you go.
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Wave them wide side to side
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Now wave them side to side
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In and out, side to side.
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Move that, side to side.
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This is for actually moving the legs side to side, not just the head like that.
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But, of course, it would swing from side to side.
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For example, the device can only move forward and backward, or side to side, or only up and down.
Academic text (2007)
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Side-to-side comes from the word side meaning 'a left or right part' and the word to which shows direction, so it is literally moving from one side to the other. That's why side-to-side means moving 'left and right' around a central point.