off side
The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicketThe side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
» Tom is standing off to the side.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
(countable, uncountable)The right-hand side of a horse.
Examples
16 sentencesTom is standing off to the side.
Just take a little off the sides.
ruПросто по бокам немного уберите. — Wezel
Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.
ruПожалуйста, высадите меня на этой стороне от светофора. — andy
The bullets bounced off the side of the armored car.
The bullets bounced off the side of the armoured car.
Forms
plural: off sidesAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable