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Offside Common

Offside has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)

2

An offside play.

Adjective
1

illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

"the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"

2

In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.

Adverb
1

illegally in advance of the ball or puck

See Also
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Related Terms
Antonyms
onside
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mistake
Rhyming Words
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