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siding - What does it mean?

Definition of 'siding'

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • (label) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
    • Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding .
    Synonyms
    * cladding (UK)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
    • Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.

    Etymology 3

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).
  • * 1919 ,
    • They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]

    Synonyms

    (railroad side track) railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by (UK)

    Similar to 'siding'

    sting, stung, stang, setting, sitting, staying, skating, shading, seating, siting, suiting, seeding, stying, sodding, satang, sating, stewing, stong, stowing, skiting, stenog, shiting, sotting, sithing, sooting, shoding, sything, sedding