Meaning

• A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

Meaning

• Having a large physical extent from side to side.

  "We walked down a wide corridor."

• Large in scope.

  "The inquiry had a wide remit."

• Operating at the side of the playing area.

  "That team needs a decent wide player."

• On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

  "Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide."

• Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

• (now rare) Vast, great in extent, extensive.

  "The wide, lifeless expanse."

• Located some distance away; distant, far.

• Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

• Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

  "a wide character; a wide stream"

Meaning

• Extensively

  "He travelled far and wide."

• Completely

  "He was wide awake."

• Away from a given goal

  "A few shots were fired but they all went wide."

• So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.