Side | Mean of side in English Dictionary

/ˈsaɪd/

• Noun
• a place, space, or direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
1. The army was attacked from all sides.
2. the right-hand side of the street
3. the opposite side of the room
4. Move over. This is my side of the bed.
5. You have some dirt on the side of your face.
6. The car was hit on the driver's side.
7. They live on the other side of town.
8. The cabins are on the east side of the lake.
9. Guards stood on either side of the gate.
10. The army was surrounded on every side.
11. He sat on the side [=edge] of the bed.
12. The statue is leaning to the side.
13. The dog tilted its head to one side.
14. Pull over to the side of the road.
• an outer surface or part of something
1. The box says, “THIS SIDE UP.”
2. the dark side of the moon
3. You should season both sides of the steak before you grill it.
• one of the surfaces of an object that is not the front, back, top, or bottom
1. Nutritional information can be found on the side of the box.
2. Red cloth decorated the front and sides of the platform.
3. The side of the car was badly dented.

• one of the two surfaces of a thin object
1. Flip the record over and play the other side.
2. She wrote on both sides of the paper.
3. Look on the back side of the note.
• a line that forms part of a geometric shape
1. A square has four sides.
2. A cube has six sides.
• one of the slopes of a hill or mountain
1. the steep side of the hill
2. They built a house on the side of a mountain.
• the right or left part of your body
1. She likes to sleep on her right side.
2. I have a pain in my left side.
3. We laughed so much that our sides hurt.
• the place directly to the right or left of someone
1. I stood at/by her side as she spoke to reporters.
2. I was standing on her left side.
3. She set/put the book to the/one side and looked out the window.
4. His wife stood at/by his side [=remained loyal to him] throughout the scandal.
5. Promise me that you will not leave my side. [=abandon me]
• one of two or more opinions, positions, etc., that disagree with each other
1. He listened to both sides of the argument.
2. My side [=version] of the story is different from his.
3. She has since changed sides on that issue.
4. You are both my friends, so I don't want to choose/pick/take sides. [=support one person and not the other]
5. Are you on my side or his? [=do you support me or him?]
6. Whose side are you on, anyway?
7. People on both sides of the dispute [=people who support one position and people who support the other position] agree that changes are necessary.
• one of the two or more people or groups that are involved in an argument, war, etc.
1. All sides agreed on the treaty.
2. Each side accuses the other of delaying progress.
• a sports team
1. There are 11 players on each side.
2. Our side won the game.
3. (Brit) a football side
4. We need to choose/pick sides [=to decide which players will be on each team] before we start playing.
• the players on a team who bat in an inning
1. The pitcher struck out the side [=struck out three batters] in the first inning.
• a particular part or feature of something that is opposite to or different from another part or feature
1. There are good/positive and bad/negative sides to owning your own business.
2. He's learning about the sales side of the business.
3. She kept her side of the bargain/deal. [=she did what she agreed to do]
• a part of someone's personality that is opposite or different from another part
1. I have never seen this side of you before.
2. He is in touch with his feminine side.
• the ancestors or relatives of your mother or your father
1. She gets her red hair from her mother's side.
2. Both sides of his family are Irish.
3. my grandfather on my father's side [=my father's father]
• a small amount of food that is ordered in addition to the main meal
1. I ordered a side of fries with my hamburger.
• one of the two halves of an animal that is eaten as food
1. a side of bacon/pork/beef
• a page of writing on one side of a piece of paper
1. I wrote two sides in response to the question.
• a television channel
1. What's on the other side?
• moving to the left and then to the right
1. She shook her head from side to side in disagreement.
2. waving the flags from side to side
3. He moved side to side on the tennis court.
• to disappoint your family, friends, etc., by failing to do what is needed or expected
1. I feel like I really let the side down. [=let everyone down]
• included among the group of people who support a particular goal, project, etc.
1. We need to keep everyone on side. [=on board]
• younger/older than 30, 40, 50 (etc.)
1. She's still on the right side of 40. [=younger than 40]
• in addition to the main item in a meal
1. We were served salmon with rice and grilled vegetables on the side.
• served next to something rather than on top of it
1. For my salad, I'd like Italian dressing on the side.
• in addition to your main job
1. She sells insurance on the side.
• as part of a secret romantic relationship that is outside of your marriage or main romantic relationship
1. a married man with a girlfriend on the side
2. She had a fiancé but was seeing another man on the side.
• as an advantage
1. He is not a very tall basketball player, but he does have quickness on his side.
2. Luck seems to be on your side tonight.
3. Time is on our side. [=we have a lot of time to do what we need to do]
• next to each other and facing in the same direction
1. We walked side by side down the hallway.
2. They stood side by side at the altar.
• together or very close to each other
1. The tribes have lived peacefully side by side for many years.
2. People worked side by side to rescue the trapped coal miners.
• very nearly (something)
1. Their actions were just this side of illegal. [=were almost but not quite illegal]
• that is not (something)
1. the worst punishment this side of death
• to a place that is on one side
1. Please move/step to the side. I need to get past you.
2. He put his luggage to one side.
3. She took the boy to the side [=away from other people] and told him to behave.
• in a state in which something is not dealt with, done, or used until a later time
1. Let's put/leave that question to the side for a moment.
2. He set his household chores to the side to finish writing his essay.
3. They managed to put some money to the side every month.
• of or located on the side of something
1. a front and side view of the car
2. The jacket has side pockets.
3. Please use the side door/entrance.
• happening or done in addition to the main or most important thing
1. A side benefit of the drug is that it helps patients relax.
2. She took on a side project/job during the summer.
3. a side remark/issue
• in addition to the main meal
1. a side salad
2. I had a burger with a side order of fries.
3. I'll have rice as a side dish.
• Verb
• to cover the outside walls of (a building) with long pieces of material (called siding)
1. They just sided their house.
• to not agree with (someone)
1. They both sided against [=opposed] me.
2. His father sided with his mother against him.
• to agree with or support the opinions or actions of (someone)
1. She sided with her friend in the argument.
2. They betrayed their country and sided with the enemy.
• Noun
• an unpleasantly proud attitude or way of behaving
1. He was a war hero and yet there was no side to him. [=he was not arrogant or pretentious]