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side
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Meanings
noun
  • a position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point.
    E.g. a town on the other side of the river
  • an upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the top or bottom and generally not the front or back.
    E.g. a car crashed into the side of the house
  • a part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something.
    E.g. a minibus was parked at the side of the road
  • a person or group opposing another or others in a dispute, contest, or debate.
    E.g. the two sides agreed to resume border trade
  • a particular aspect of a situation or a person's character.
    E.g. her ability to put up with his disagreeable side
  • a television channel considered as one of two or more that are available.
    E.g. what's on the other side?
  • subsidiary to or less important than something.
    E.g. a side dish of fresh vegetables
  • horizontal spinning motion given to a ball.
  • boastful or pretentious manner or attitude.
    E.g. there was absolutely no side to him
  • either of a pair of things.
    E.g. a pair of shoes, one side winged by a bullet
verb
  • support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.
    E.g. he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice
  • provide with a side or sides; form the side of.
    E.g. the hills that side a long valley

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