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OFFSIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("offside" is a kind of...):
error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
Example:
the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside
Synonyms:
offside; offsides
Classified under:
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Antonym:
onside (not offside; being within the prescribed area of play)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Illegally in advance of the ball or puck
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