OFFSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does offside mean? 

• OFFSIDE (noun)
  The noun OFFSIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: OFFSIDE used as a noun is very rare.

• OFFSIDE (adjective)
  The adjective OFFSIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: OFFSIDE used as an adjective is very rare.

• OFFSIDE (adverb)
  The adverb OFFSIDE has 1 sense:

1. illegally in advance of the ball or puck

  Familiarity information: OFFSIDE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OFFSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("offside" is a kind of...):

error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

• OFFSIDE (adjective)

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)

Antonym:

onside (not offside; being within the prescribed area of play)

• OFFSIDE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Illegally in advance of the ball or puck