offsides
Meaning of offsides
adverb
- (especially in soccer, rugby, or hockey) in a position where playing the ball or puck is not allowed, especially (in soccer) in the attacking half ahead of the ball and having fewer than two defenders nearer the goal line at the moment the ball is played.
the attacker looked offside by several yards
his radicalism caught him offside with the law
- (especially in soccer, rugby, or hockey) occupying or taking place in a position where playing the ball or puck is not allowed, especially (in soccer) in the attacking half ahead of the ball and having fewer than two defenders nearer the goal line at the moment the ball is played.
he was beaten by an offside goal
- the fact of being offside in soccer and other sports.
the goal was disallowed for offside
the linesman had spotted an offside
- the side of a vehicle furthest from the kerb (in Britain, the right).
the rear offside wheel
Information about offsides
- The singular form of offsides is: offside.
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Hyphenation of offsides
off-sides
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- offsides is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
offsides synonyms
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