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inside out

/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/ · adverb

Meaning

  1. With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
  2. (of knowledge) Thoroughly, extremely well.
  3. Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.
  4. With the inner and outer surfaces reversed.
  5. Describing cross-court shots made by the unexpected hand, as of a backhand return of a ball struck to the player's forehand.
  6. Directed to the side; sideways.
  7. Slanting or sloping; oblique.
  8. Indirect; suggestive; not straightforward.
  9. Along the side of something.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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