| Noun | 1. | aside - a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | |
| 2. | aside - a message that departs from the main subject | |
| Adv. | 1. | aside - on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered" | |
| 2. | aside - out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" | |
| 3. | aside - not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" | |
| 4. | aside - in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" | |
| 5. | aside - placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" | |
| 6. | aside - in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" | |