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NGSL Rank: 752
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Meanings
adjective
  • of great or more than average width.
    E.g. a wide road
  • including a great variety of people or things.
    E.g. a wide range of opinion
  • at a considerable or specified distance from an intended point or target.
    E.g. the ball was wide of the leg stump
adverb
  • to the full extent.
    E.g. his eyes opened wide
  • far from a particular or intended point or target.
    E.g. his final touchline conversion drifted wide
noun
  • a ball that is judged to be too wide of the stumps for the batsman to play, for which an extra is awarded to the batting side.

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