on side

noun

The leg side.

Opposite
off side
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Meanings

nounon side (countable and uncountable, plural on sides)

plural on sides

  1. countableuncountableball gamesThe leg side.
adjectiveon side (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of onside.

    Years and years, Mum's managed to keep Hannah on side: it must have felt like a terrible defection.

    2018, Rosie Walsh, The Man Who Didn't Call
    2 more examples

    Lloyd George's decision to involve Churchill in the Irish talks was a sign of confidence in him as well as a manoeuvre to keep him on side.

    2007, Richard Toye, Lloyd George and Churchill, →ISBN

    "Why of course! [...] I would very much like to make it up to you and take you out to dinner, one evening." Edward said with a cheeky grin passing Helena's mother medication, trying his best to sweet-talk her around to get her on side.

    2014, S. J. Groves, The Darker Side to Dr Carter, →ISBN, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
off side
Also see
leg side
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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