noun
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A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score
adjective
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Having a large physical extent from side to side.
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We walked down a wide corridor.
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Large in scope.
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The inquiry had a wide remit.
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Operating at the side of the playing area.
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That team needs a decent wide player.
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On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.
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Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.
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Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.
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(now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.
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The wide, lifeless expanse.
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Located some distance away; distant, far.
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Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.
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Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
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a wide character; a wide stream
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Extensively
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He travelled far and wide.
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Completely
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He was wide awake.
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Away from a given goal
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A few shots were fired but they all went wide.
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So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.