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    sidetrack

    sidetrack - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sidetrack

    Definition
    (noun) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
    Synonyms : railroad siding , siding , turnout
    Definition
    (verb) wander from a direct or straight course
    Synonyms : depart , digress , straggle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sidetrack

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SIDETRACK is to DISTRACT from the main course or issue.

side+track= a track connected by switches with a main track

Sift is like SHIFT ,i.e shift fine particals away from the coarse ones

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