[{"word":"blindside","phonetic":"/ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/blindside-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=338379"}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person's weak point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The blindside packs down at the scrum on the blindside."}],"synonyms":["blindspot"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To attack (a person) on his or her blind side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller."},{"definition":"To catch off guard; to take by surprise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blindside"]}]