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[syn: offside, offsides]
ADVERB (1)
1. illegally in advance of the ball or puck;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
offside \offside\ offsides \offsides\adj. (Sports)
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the
ball or puck; -- in sports such as football or hockey; as,
the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was
offside.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
offside
adv 1: illegally in advance of the ball or puck
adj 1: illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of
the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because
the left tackle was offside" [syn: offside, offsides]
[ant: onside]
n 1: (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the
playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field
hockey, etc.)