wide

/wɑed/

IPA: /W AY1 D/

noun

1
A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

adjective

1
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
“We walked down a wide corridor.”
2
Large in scope.
“The inquiry had a wide remit.”
3
Operating at the side of the playing area.
“That team needs a decent wide player.”
4
On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
“Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.”
5
Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
6
(now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
“The wide, lifeless expanse.”
7
Located some distance away; distant, far.
8
Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
9
Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
“a wide character; a wide stream”

Antonyms

adverb

1
Extensively
“He travelled far and wide.”
2
Completely
“He was wide awake.”
3
Away from a given goal
“A few shots were fired but they all went wide.”
4
So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

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