Blindside Definition

blīndsīd

blindsided, blindsides, blindsiding

verb

To hit or block (an opposing player) from his blind side.

Webster's New World

To assail (someone) from an unseen or unexpected direction.

Webster's New World

To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results.

The news blindsided us.

American Heritage

(informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

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noun

(automotive) A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.

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(rugby) The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.

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(rugby union) Short for blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.

The blindside [flanker] packs down at the scrum on the blindside.

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Other Word Forms of Blindside

Singular:

blindside

Plural:

blindsides

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