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offside

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off·side  (ôfsd, f-) also off·sides (-sdz)
adv. & adj.
1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone.
2. Football Illegally beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped or ahead of the ball when the ball is kicked on a kickoff.
n. Sports
An offside motion or play.

offside
Adjective, adv
Sport (of a player) in a position illegally ahead of the ball when it is played
Noun
Chiefly Brit the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.offside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Adj.1.offside - illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
onside - not offside; being within the prescribed area of play
Adv.1.offside - illegally in advance of the ball or puck
Translations
offside [ˈɔfˈsaɪd] n (AUT) (with right-hand drive) → lado derecho: (with left-hand drive) → lado izquierdo
adj (SPORT) → fuera de juego;
offside [ˈɔfˈsaɪd] n (Aut) (with right-hand drive) → côté droit: (with left-hand drive) → côté gauche
adj (Sport) → hors jeu;
(Aut) (in Britain) → de droite: (in US, Europe) → de gauche
offside [ˈɔfˈsaɪd] adj (Sport) → im Abseits;
(Aut) (when driving on left) → rechtsseitig;
(000) (when driving on right) → linksseitig
n the offside (Aut) (when driving on left) → die rechte Seite;
(000) (when driving on right) → die linke Seite
offside [ˈɔfˈsaɪd] adj (SPORT) → fuori gioco;
(AUT) (with right-hand drive) → destro/a: (with left-hand drive) → sinistro/a


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