sidetrack vs deviate

sidetrack and deviate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sidetrack	Yes	No	Yes	No
deviate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, deviate is a hypernym of sidetrack; that is, deviate is a word with a broader meaning than sidetrack:

Other hypernyms of sidetrack include divert.

sidetrack (noun)	deviate (noun)
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

sidetrack (adjective)	deviate (adjective)
	markedly different from an accepted norm

sidetrack (verb)	deviate (verb)
wander from a direct or straight course	turn aside; turn away from
	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
	be at variance with; be out of line with