(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
An animal’s ~ is its side, between the ribs and the hip.
He put his hand on the dog’s ~.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ of an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle.
The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right ~.
N-COUNT
3.
The side of anything large can be referred to as its ~.
They continued along the ~ of the mountain.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
4.
If something is ~ed by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.
The altar was ~ed by two Christmas trees...
Bookcases ~ the bed...
VERB: be V-ed by n, V n