on the side

noun

1. one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
2. either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc.
3. one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom.
4. either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing: the right side and the left side.
5. either lateral half of the body, especially of the trunk, of a human or animal.
6. the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal’s body, as of beef or pork, used for food.
7. an aspect or phase, especially as contrasted with another aspect or phase: to consider all sides of a problem.
8. region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point: the east side of a city.
9. a slope, as of a hill.
10. one of two or more contesting teams, groups, parties, etc.: Our side won the baseball game.
11. the position, course, or part of a person or group opposing another: I am on your side in this issue.
12. line of descent through either the father or the mother: grandparents on one’s maternal side.
13. the space immediately adjacent to something or someone indicated: Stand at my side.
14. Informal. a side dish, as in a restaurant: I’ll have a hamburger and a side of French fries.
15. Usually sides. Theater.
    1. pages of a script containing only the lines and cues of a specific role to be learned by a performer.
    2. the lines of the role.
16. Nautical. the hull portion that is normally out of the water, located between the stem and stern to port or starboard.
17. Billiards. English(def 8).
18. 1. either of the two surfaces of a phonograph record or the two tracks on a audiotape.
    2. Slang.a phonograph record.
19. Chiefly British Slang.
    1. affected manner; pretension; assumed haughtiness: to put on side.
    2. impudence; gall: He has a lot of side.

adjective

20. being at or on one side: the side aisles of a theater.
21. coming from one side.
22. directed toward one side: a side blow.
23. subordinate or incidental: a side issue.

Verb Phrases past and past participle sid·ed, present participle sid·ing.

24. side with/against, to favor or support or refuse to support one group, opinion, etc., against opposition; take sides, as in a dispute: He always sides with the underdog.

Idioms

25. on the side, Informal.
    1. separate from the main issue or point of interest.
    2. in addition to one’s regular, or known work, interest, relationships, etc.: She tried selling cosmetics on the side. He dates another girl on the side.
    3. as a side dish: a hamburger with French fries on the side.
26. on the (adjective) side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified): This cake is a little on the sweet side.
27. side by side,
    1. next to one another; together.
    2. closely associated or related; in proximity: A divided city in which democracy and communism must live side by side.
28. take sides, to give one’s support to one person or group in a dispute; be partial to one side: We were careful not to take sides for fear of getting personally involved.
29. the far side, the farther or opposite side: the far side of the moon.

noun

1. a line or surface that borders anything
2. geometry
   1. any line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane geometric figure
   2. another name for face (def. 13)
3. either of two parts into which an object, surface, area, etc, can be divided, esp by a line, median, space, etcthe right side and the left side Related adjective: lateral
4. either of the two surfaces of a flat objectthe right and wrong side of the cloth
5. a surface or part of an object that extends verticallythe side of a cliff
6. either half of a human or animal body, esp the area around the waist, as divided by the median planeI have a pain in my side
7. the area immediately next to a person or thinghe stood at her side
8. a district, point, or direction within an area identified by reference to a central pointthe south side of the city
9. the area at the edge of a room, road, etc, as distinguished from the middle
10. aspect or partlook on the bright side; his cruel side
11. one of two or more contesting factions, teams, etc
12. a page in an essay, book, etc
13. a position, opinion, etc, held in opposition to another in a dispute
14. line of descenthe gets his brains from his mother’s side
15. informal a television channel
16. billiards snooker spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cueUS and Canadian equivalent: English
17. British slang insolence, arrogance, or pretentiousnessto put on side
18. on one side set apart from the rest, as provision for emergencies, etc, or to avoid muddling
19. on the heavy side tending to be too heavy
20. on the side
    1. apart from or in addition to the main object
    2. as a sideline
    3. USas a side dish
    4. bit on the side See bit 1 (def. 11)
21. side by side
    1. close together
    2. (foll by with)beside or near to
22. take sides to support one group, opinion, etc, as against another

adjective

23. being on one side; lateral
24. from or viewed as if from one side
25. directed towards one side
26. not main; subordinate or incidentalside door; side road

verb

27. (intr usually foll by with) to support or associate oneself with a faction, interest, etc
28. (tr) to provide with siding or sides
29. (tr; often foll by away or up) Northern English dialect to tidy up or clear (dishes, a table, etc)

n.Old English side “flanks of a person, the long part or aspect of anything,” from Proto-Germanic *sithon (cf. Old Saxon sida, Old Norse siða, Danish side, Swedish sida, Middle Dutch side, Dutch zidje, Old High German sita, German Seite), from adjective *sithas “long” (cf. Old English sid “long, broad, spacious,” Old Norse siðr “long, hanging down”), from PIE root *se- “long, late” (see soiree). Original sense preserved in countryside. Figurative sense of “position or attitude of a person or set of persons in relation to another” (cf. choosing sides) first recorded mid-13c. Meaning “one of the parties in a transaction” is from late 14c.; sense in a sporting contest or game is from 1690s. Meaning “music on one side of a phonograph record” is first attested 1936. Phrase side by side “close together and abreast” is recorded from c.1200. Side-splitting “affecting with compulsive laughter” is attested by 1825. v.late 15c., “to cut into sides” (of meat), from side (n.). Meaning “to support one of the parties in a discussion, dispute, etc.,” is first attested 1590s, from side (n.) in the figurative sense; earlier to hold sides (late 15c.). Related: Sided; siding. adj.late 14c., from side (n.). 1In addition to the main portion of something; also, in addition to one’s regular job. For example, He ordered some French fries on the side, or She often prepared tax returns on the side. [Second half of 1800s] 2See on someone’s side; on the side of the angels. In addition to the idioms beginning with side

side against

side by side

side of the tracks

side street

side with

also see:

blind spot (side)

bright side

can’t hit the broad side of a barn

choose up (sides)

get on someone’s good side

get up on the wrong side of bed

in good with (on someone’s good side)

know which side of bread is buttered

laugh out of the other side of one’s mouth

let someone (the side) down

on someone’s side

on the safe side

on the side

on the side of the angels

other side of the coin

right side of the tracks

right-side out

right-side up

seamy side

split one’s sides

sunny-side up

take aside (to one side)

take sides

this side of

thorn in one’s flesh (side)

work both sides of the street

wrong side of