offside
noun
1 offside
sport The mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.).
Roget 238: dextrality†; right, right hand; dexter, offside, starboard.
adjective
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.
synonym: offsides.
adverb
1 offside
Illegally in advance of the ball or puck.
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