offside

Speech parts

1. offside - Noun

2. offside - Adjective

3. offside - Adverb

Meaning

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

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

illegally in advance of the ball or puck

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

offsides circuit compass crest border bound boundary covering ceiling risky circumference curb brink starboard brim

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Antonyms

onside nearside port sharp funny sinister

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Hypernyms

error mistake fault

Phrases with the word

offside position not offside for offside offside motion offside play offside rule

Examples

Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position. Alex Ferguson

Jimmy Waite thinks this is offside. WRONG Jimmy! 1-0! Don Cherry

Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage, the Raiders don't jump offside. That's discipline - not a coat and tie, not a clean shave. John Madden

the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside Source: Internet

After Canada was penalized for offside, O’Shea broke a tackle and dove over for a try by the posts. Source: Internet

A linesman flags for offside at the Den. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

offshorer offshoring offshorization offside motion offside play offside position