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offside

DEFINITIONS OF: offside

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

Type of:
error, fault, mistake
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

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

“the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside”
Synonyms:
offsides
Antonyms:
onside
not offside; being within the prescribed area of play

adv illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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