wide  (wīd) 
adj.
wid·er, wid·est
Having a specified extent from side to side: a ribbon two inches wide. Extending over a great distance from side to side; broad: a wide road; a wide necktie. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target. Baseball Outside. Sports Being near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
Having great extent or range; including much or many: a wide selection; granting wide powers; wide variations. Fully open or extended: look with wide eyes. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal: a shot that was wide of the target. Baseball Outside. Sports Being near one of the side boundaries of a playing area, such as a sideline on a football field.
Deviating or straying from something expected or specified: a remark that was wide of the truth. Linguistics Lax.
adv.
wider, widest
Over a great distance; extensively: traveled far and wide. To the full extent; completely. To the side of or at a distance from a given boundary, limit, or goal. Sports Toward or near one of the sides of a playing area: ran wide to catch a pass.
n.
Sports
A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.
[Middle English, from Old English wīd; see wi- in Indo-European roots.]
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