BLINDSIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blindside mean?
• BLINDSIDE (verb)
The verb BLINDSIDE has 2 senses:
1. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
2. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
Familiarity information: BLINDSIDE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BLINDSIDE (verb)
Meaning:
Catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The economic downturn blindsided many investors
Hypernyms (to "blindside" is one way to...):
surprise (come upon or take unawares)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "blindside" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
