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🏈 Side with more players 🃏 Winning team 💪 More powerful group ✋ Dominant hand
strong side

strong side

3.5
The side of the body that is stronger or more coordinated
  • noun
translation icon : lado dominante
  • She always throws the ball with her strong side to get more power.

Examples

  • The coach advised him to lead with his strong side during the match.

  • After the injury, he had to learn to write with his strong side again.

  • He is left-handed, so his strong side is his left arm.

  • My strong side helps me lift heavier weights.

  • When throwing a ball, it's important to use your strong side for better accuracy and distance.

  • She found it easier to lift heavy weights with her strong side, which is her right arm.

  • In self-defense training, students are taught to block attacks with their strong side for maximum effectiveness.

Antonyms

weak side
5 3.7

The side of a team that is less strong and less protected

How Strong

strong side
3.5
weak side
5 3.7

Surface Forms

strong side singular
strong sides plural

Morphology

strong + side

The meaning 'the part/area that is stronger or has more players' is directly and predictably built from 'strong' (having strength) + 'side' (a part/area or flank). This adjective+noun composition follows normal English patterns and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Strong side comes from the side of a person's body that is naturally stronger, such as your 'dominant hand' or arm. So it means the side you use for power and control.