lateral in WordNet English dictionary

1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
   lateral pass  lateral 
   

1. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
   "lateral lemniscus"
   lateral 
   
2. situated at or extending to the side
   "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
   lateral  sidelong