blindside vs savage

blindside

verb
  • To attack (a person) on his or her blind side. 

  • To catch off guard; to take by surprise. 

noun
  • The blindside flanker, a position in rugby union, usually number 6. 

  • A person's weak point. 

  • A tram/train driver's field of blindness around a tram (trolley/streetcar) or a train; the side areas behind the tram/train driver. 

  • The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside. 

  • A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver. 

savage

verb
  • To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint. 

  • To attack with the teeth. 

  • To criticise vehemently. 

adj
  • Unpleasant or unfair. 

  • Fierce and ferocious. 

  • Nude; naked. 

  • Barbaric; not civilized. 

  • Great, brilliant, amazing. 

  • Wild; not cultivated. 

  • Brutal, vicious, or merciless. 

noun
  • An aggressively defiant person. 

  • A person living in a traditional, especially tribal, rather than civilized society, especially when viewed as uncivilized and uncultivated; a barbarian. 

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