1. past tense of lateral; threw or passed a ball sideways or backward to a teammate
Usage: sports; American football
2. past tense of lateral; moved someone to a position at the same level within an organization
Usage: business

Examples

• The quarterback lateraled the ball to the running back.
• He lateraled the pass just before being tackled.
• The company lateraled her to the marketing department.
• After the merger, many employees were lateraled to different divisions.
• The player lateraled backward to avoid the defender.
• She was lateraled from accounting to human resources.