In very close physical proximity, crowded together. / (by extension) In very close or intimate association.

Tightly packed.

(idiomatic) By any means possible; one way or another.

(automotive) In an internal combustion engine, any burnt or unburnt matter escaping from the cylinder, past the (worn) rings on the piston, and into the crankcase.

A blow struck to the side or from the side, as in swordplay; a secondary or incidental strike of any sort. / (slang) An illegitimate child; a child of an unknown or unmarried father.

Detailing every action or occurrence completely.

An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.

(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

(set phrase, focus) mostly, generally; with few exceptions

(transitive and intransitive, of music) To play guided by one's musical ear, rather than from a written score.