A*side" , n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
A*side" (&?;), 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.
Thou shalt set aside that which is
full.
2 Kings iv. 4.
But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.
Shak.
The flames were
blown aside.
Dryden.
2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." Heb. xii. 1.
3.
So as to
be heard by
others; privately.
Then lords and ladies spake aside.
Sir W. Scott.
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.