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blindside
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Word definitions for blindside in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
blindside \blindside\, v. t. to attack a person from his blind side ; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise. He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Blindside is a 1987 film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Harvey Keitel .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors" attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context automotive English) A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver. 2 (context rugby English) the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; ...
Usage examples of blindside.
Their fixed trajectory had kept them blindside to 13 throughout the entire orbit of planet-four.
Thus, his first battle had been like all the others, a blindsided slaughter in these hills, shredded by artillery that they could never reach and he and his fellow Kessentai pecked at by snipers that were impossible to distinguish through the mass of fire.
While Rumsfeld had been consulted in advance, other key players were blindsided by the edict.
Blood drained from her head, and she felt faint when another horrible thought blindsided her.
It is far too easy to be blindsided in this seemingly empty and lifeless desert.
Blindsiding him like that without even giving Rince a chance to announce her.
Poor schmoe got blindsided by some speed demon, if I remember properly.
Logan, reeling, blindsided by Melody the quick-change artist, sexiest witch in Salem, as he followed her and Gardner down the hall.
Cornered and blindsided by the low, husky voice, her throat constricted with an oppressive dread.
Just the fact of his having weapons helped keep the enemy from blindsiding Cedric, though.
Anyway, if it goes as smoothly as last time, we'll be fine, as long as the crew does its job and nothing blindsides us.
Huber adjusted his sight picture onto the leftmost caret, enlarging the central portion around the pipper while the surrounding field remained one-to-one so that he wouldn't be blindsided by an unglimpsed danger.