offsideadjective
uk/ˌɒfˈsaɪd//ˌɑːfˈsaɪd/offside adjective (IN SPORTS)
uk/ˌɒfˈsaɪd/us/ˌɑːf-/US also offsides, us/ˌɑːfˈsaɪdz/uk(in particular sports, especially football and hockey) in a position that is not allowed by the rules of the game, often in front of the ball
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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offside adjective (OF VEHICLE)
uk/ˈɒf.saɪd/us/ˈɑːf-/[ before noun ] UK on or relating to the side of a vehicle that is furthest from the edge of the road and closest to the centre of the road when you are driving, i.e. (in the UK) on the right side:
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The exterior of vehicles
- brake light
- bull bar
- bumper sticker
- hazard (warning) light
- inner tube
- Klaxon
- licence plate
- license plate number
- petrol cap
- radial
- retread
- roll bar
- roof
- roof rack
- side mirror
- splash guard
- stepney
- vanity plates
- wing
- wing mirror
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offsidenoun
uk/ˌɒfˈsaɪd/us/ˌɑːfˈsaɪd/offside noun (IN SPORTS)
[ U ] in sports such as football, an occasion when a player is offside:
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- overarm
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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offside noun (VEHICLE/ROAD)
the side of a vehicle that is furthest from the edge of the road and closest to the centre of the road when you are driving, i.e. (in the UK) the right side:
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General location and orientation
- -oriented
- about
- along
- anterior
- around
- back onto sth
- bearing
- far
- front
- frontal
- hind
- left-hand
- nearside
- on-site
- orientated
- overleaf
- position
- round
- side-on
- spot
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