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OFFSIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does offsides mean?
• OFFSIDES (adjective)
The adjective OFFSIDES has 1 sense:
1. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
Familiarity information: OFFSIDES used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
Synonyms:
offside; offsides
Context example:
the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
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