Definition of Wide

Adjective: wide (wider,widest) wId

Having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
"wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide";
- broad
Broad in scope or content
"granted him wide powers";
- across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic
(used of eyes) fully open or extended
"stared with wide eyes";
- wide-eyed
Very large in expanse or scope
"the wide plains";
- broad, spacious
Great in degree
"won by a wide margin"
Having ample fabric
"the current taste for wide trousers";
- wide-cut, full
Not on target
"the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth";
- wide of the mark

Adverb: wide wId

With or by a broad space
"stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end"
To the fullest extent possible
"open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open"
Far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark";
- astray
To or over a great extent or range; far
"wandered wide through many lands";
- widely

Noun: wide wId

(cricket) a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable