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Aside (), adv. [Pref. a- + side.]
1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.
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Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4.
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But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king. Shak.
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The flames were blown aside. Dryden.
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2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, “to put aside gloomy thoughts”. “Lay aside every weight.” Heb. xii. 1.
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3. So as to be heard by others; privately.
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Then lords and ladies spake aside. Sir W. Scott.
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To set aside (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, “to set aside a verdict or a judgment”.
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Aside, n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
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