high side

noun

a type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the motorcycle as the motorcycle spins off on its own trajectory.

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Meanings

nounhigh side (plural high sides)

plural high sides

  1. hobbiesa type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the motorcycle as the motorcycle spins off on its own trajectory.
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APA

high side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20side

MLA

“high side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20side. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high side,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20side.

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