offside
About 0.08 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- adjective Out of bounds.
- adjective To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
an offside diner
- adjective Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
- adjective To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.
- noun An offside play.
- noun The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
My offside wing mirror got snapped off.
- noun The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
Similar words
overrun out irregular on side onside off-the-ball onsides weakside wide upfield
Often followed by
rule of position and trap if law in wing
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