- blind side
- nounthe side on which your vision is limited or obstructed• Hypernyms: ↑side
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I. noun1. : the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see2. : an aspect of a matter in which one can see no fault3. : the ground on the side of a rugby scrum opposite to the side the referee stands onII. noun: the side away from which one is looking* * *
1. the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.2. the side opposite that toward which a person is looking.[1600-10]* * *
blind side noun1. The side on which a person is blind to danger2. (one's) weak point3. The part of the field between the scrum, etc and the touch-line nearer it (rugby)• • •Main Entry: ↑blind* * *
blind|side «BLYND SYD», transitive verb.1. to overpower or hit unexpectedly, or when one is unprotected: »When there are no apparent challengers on the horizon—get ready to be blindsided.
2. to surprise; take unawares: »The award blindsided the first-time director.
blind side,1. the weak or unguarded side of a person or thing.2. Rugby. the portion of the field opposite the referee in scrummage.* * *
1.n. [in sing.] a direction in which a person has a poor view, typically of approaching dangera minivan nearly clipped him on his blind side
■ the side opposite the one toward which a person is looking2.they came at me from my blind side | [as adj.] the crushing blind-side sack of the quarterback
Jenkins blindsided Adams, knocking him to the sidewalk
■ often be blindsided catch (someone) unprepared; attack from an unxpected positionprotection against being technologically blindsided
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noun, pl ⋯ sides [count]: the side that is not the side you are facingHe was hit on his blind side.
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a direction in which sb cannot see very much, especially approaching danger
Useful english dictionary. 2012.