Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To hit or attack on or from the blind side.
  • transitive verb To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb to attack a person from his blind side; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun automotive A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.
  • noun rugby the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.
  • noun rugby union short for blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.
  • verb informal To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
  • verb catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences

Etymologies

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blind +‎ side

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Examples

  • Williams, who protects McNabb's blindside, is eager to play in a must win game for the struggling Redskins.

    Trent Williams hopes sore toe will allow him to play Sunday Jason Reid 2010

  • There are two types of 'blindside' - blindsiding an enemy during one of their attacks seems to make the duration last longer, rather than blindsiding them as they approach your character.

    IGN Complete 2009

  • This blow hit with all the unforeseen and devastating force of a blindside, which is what it was.

    kateelliott: This is two posts, but they became the s kateelliott 2009

  • This blow hit with all the unforeseen and devastating force of a blindside, which is what it was.

    March 9th, 2009 kateelliott 2009

  • In his first public comment, Mottaki on Sunday called his blindside firing "un-Islamic, undiplomatic and offensive," according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • In his first public comment, Mottaki on Sunday called his blindside firing "un-Islamic, undiplomatic and offensive," according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • In his first public comment, Mottaki on Sunday called his blindside firing "un-Islamic, undiplomatic and offensive," according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • In his first public comment, Mottaki on Sunday called his blindside firing "un-Islamic, undiplomatic and offensive," according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By NASSER KARIMI 2010

  • In his first public comment, Mottaki on Sunday called his blindside firing "un-Islamic, undiplomatic and offensive," according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By NASSER KARIMI 2010

  • "The blindside was a big issue in the first half, and I wasn't pleased with the amount of leniency they were given to come onto our side of the ruck," he frowned.

    Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News 2009

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