definition of
[wide]

[1] #1 wide a. [broad] having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river". wn

[2] #2 wide s. [across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic] broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide. wn

[3] #3 wide r. with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end". wn

[4] #4 wide r. to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open". wn

[5] #5 wide s. [broad, spacious] very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies". wn