- Basketball the side of the court with fewer players
- Football
- the side of an offensive formation, either left or right of the center, opposite to that on which the tight end lines up
- the side of a defensive formation that is across the line of scrimmage from the offensive weak side
weak side
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weak side
noun
SportsThe side of a formation having fewer players, especially the side of a football formation on which there is no tight end.
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