strong side
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3.9
- noun
- Jargon
:
lado fuerte
- Deion Jones worked on the strong side in preseason practice.
- strong side linebacker
Examples
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Coach, they're slanting to our strong side every time.
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Julius Campbell is playing strong side linebacker.
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The Steelers started off poorly, ended on the strong side, and protected the football.
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Left tackle Jake Long has taken the strong side backer out of the play.
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This formation was the Hokies' bread and butter for running their stretch play and the zone play to the strong side last year.
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Let's see what the kid can do, and see if he outperforms Tinoisamoa on the strong side.
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Our smallest starting linebacker should not be anchoring the strong side.
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Richardson takes the handoff and scampers to the strong side of the defense.
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The left tackle and tight end secure the double, and the left tackle is ready to get to the second level to secure the strong-side linebacker.
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The team decided to focus their strategy on the strong side to maximize their advantage during the game.
Synonyms
93
3.9
The side part of something, like the side of a body, hill, or army
50
5.8
The side of a military group used for attack or defense
Antonyms
How Strong
- Jargon
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3.9
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
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 team sports where coaches put more players or focus on one side of the field; that side has extra strength and is called the 'strong side'. Therefore it means the side of a formation with more players or emphasis.