I. (ˈ)in| ̷ ̷, ənˈ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: in (IV) + side
1. : an inner side or surface: as
a. : the right side of a sword in fencing
b. : the part of a footpath or sidewalk furthest from an adjoining roadway
c. : the concave aspect of a curve
d. : the side of home plate nearer the batter in baseball
2. : an interior or internal portion or content : the part within: as
a. : inward nature, mind, thoughts, or feeling
b. : the inner parts of the body ; usually : viscera , entrails — usually used in plural
c. : an inside passenger or seat (as in a stagecoach)
3. : the middle or principal part of a division of time
the inside of a week
4. insides plural : the 18 first-quality quires between the outside quires of a ream of writing or drawing paper ; broadly : reams of which all quires or sheets are of first quality — compare outside
5.
a. : a situation in which information not generally available may be obtained : a position of trust and confidence
he was on the inside in all those deals
only someone on the inside could have told
b. slang : information not generally available : confidential information
has the inside on what happened at the convention
6. or inside forward
a. : inside left
b. : inside right
II. adjective
1.
a. : of, relating to, or being on the inside
an inside wall
inside views
b. : included or enclosed in something
the inside furnishings
c. : used inside
inside clothing
d. : measured from within usually so as to include the cavity but not the substance
inside diameter
2. : employed or working indoors
kept both an inside man and a gardener
3.
a. : relating or known to a select group : coming from an assuredly informed source
inside information
b. : placed in an organization as an undercover representative of an actually or potentially antagonistic interest
party inside men in the unions
4. of a union : representing the employees of a single employer
Synonyms: see inner
III. preposition
1.
a. : within the boundaries of : in the interior of
waited inside the church
pain originating inside the muscle
b. : on the inner side of
place the dot inside the curve
2. : before the end of
answered inside an hour
IV. adverb
: on or in the inside : internally , within
a house that was spotlessly clean both inside and outside
stayed inside during the storm
V. noun
1. : the middle portion of a playing area
2. : the area near or underneath the basket in basketball
VI. adverb
: in prison