Definitions
1.nounAn object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
2.nounA sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
3.nounA lateral pass.
4.nounAn employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
5.verbTo move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
6.verbTo execute a lateral pass.
7.adjectiveTo the side; of or pertaining to the side."Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department."
8.adjectiveNon-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
9.adjectivePertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline."A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line."
10.adjectiveAt right angles to a line of motion or strain.
11.adjectivePertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.