2 inside
Function:
adjective always used before a nounMeaning:
1 : located on or near the inner side, edge, or surface of something ▪ an inside wall/corner/door ▪ the inside edge of her foot ▪ (baseball) He struck out on an inside pitch.
2 a : coming from someone within a group or organization : relating to or having information that is known only to a special group of people ▪ inside sources/information ▪ He gave us an inside view of the situation. ▪ I got the inside story from a friend who works there. ▪ It's an inside joke. [=a joke that is understood only by people with special knowledge about something] b : done by someone within a group or organization ▪ No one knows who robbed the bank, but the police suspect that it may have been an inside job. [=that it may have been robbed by or with the help of someone who works in the bank]
2 a : coming from someone within a group or organization : relating to or having information that is known only to a special group of people ▪ inside sources/information ▪ He gave us an inside view of the situation. ▪ I got the inside story from a friend who works there. ▪ It's an inside joke. [=a joke that is understood only by people with special knowledge about something] b : done by someone within a group or organization ▪ No one knows who robbed the bank, but the police suspect that it may have been an inside job. [=that it may have been robbed by or with the help of someone who works in the bank]