inside Definition

1. The inner side, surface or part of something. Opposite of outside.
2. The side of a road nearest to the buildings, pavement, etc (as opposed to the other lane or lanes of traffic).

Example: tried to overtake on the inside
3. The part of a pavement or path away from the road.

Example: Children should walk on the inside
4a. sport.athletics.
The inside track;
4b. sport.
The equivalent part of any racetrack.
5. colloq
The inner organs, especially the stomach and bowels.
Thesaurus: stomach, belly, viscera, entrails, intestines, organs, bowels, innards, vitals, guts.
Form: insides
6. colloq
A position which gains one the confidence of and otherwise secret information from people in authority.
Example: Those on the inside knew that he planned to resign

1a. Being on, near, towards or from the inside;

Example: the inside walls of the house
Thesaurus: inner, interior, central, inward, internal, close-up.
1b. Indoor.

Example: without an inside toilet
2. colloq
Coming from, concerned with, provided by or planned by a person or people within a specific organization or circle.
Example: The robbery was an inside job
Example: inside knowledge
Thesaurus: esoteric, exclusive, confidential, classified, private, secret, innermost.

1. To, in or on the inside or interior.

Example: He smashed the window and climbed inside
Thesaurus: inward, in, indoors, internally.
2. Indoors.

Example: Come inside for tea
3. colloq
In or into prison.
Example: spent three years inside

1. To or on the interior or inner side of something; within.

Thesaurus: within, within the boundaries of, within the circumference of, bounded by, surrounded by; Antonym: outside, beyond, after.
2. In less than (a specified time).

Example: be back inside an hour