offside

[ awf-sahyd, of- ]

/ ˈɔfˈsaɪd, ˈɒf- /

adjective, adverb

Sports. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or in advance of the ball or puck at the beginning of or during play or a play: The touchdown was nullified because the offensive left tackle was offside.

with or in doubtful propriety or taste; risqué: an offside joke.

Origin of offside

First recorded in 1840–50; off + side¹

Words nearby offside

offshore, offshore dock, offshore drilling, offshoreman, offshoring, offside, offsider, off-site, off someone's back, off someone's feet, off someone's hands

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Example sentences from the Web for offside

Replays showed that he was level with the last defender, certainly not offside.
U.S. Wins!|Joshua Robinson|June 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Yet, as Mr. William Pickford has pointed out, a player could be offside with eleven opponents in front of him.
Association Football|John Cameron
The biggest bugbear that the referee has to contend with is the penalty and offside restrictions.
Association Football|John Cameron
It was an offside play, he declared, because it wasn't a king at all.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch

The offside flap had been torn off, so had both stirrup-irons, the stirrup leather remained.
Forging the Blades|Bertram Mitford
The back awaits it, coolly enough; knowing that Damer's forwards are offside.
The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell

British Dictionary definitions for offside

offside

/ (ˈɒfˈsaɪd) /

adjective, adverb

sport (in football, hockey, etc) in a position illegally ahead of the ball or puck when it is played, usually when within one's opponents' half or the attacking zone

noun

the offside mainly British

the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
(as modifier)the offside passenger door

Compare nearside

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	offside
释义	offside [ awf-sahyd, of- ] / ˈɔfˈsaɪd, ˈɒf- / adjective, adverb Sports. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or in advance of the ball or puck at the beginning of or during play or a play: The touchdown was nullified because the offensive left tackle was offside. with or in doubtful propriety or taste; risqué: an offside joke. Origin of offside First recorded in 1840–50; off + side¹ Words nearby offside offshore, offshore dock, offshore drilling, offshoreman, offshoring, offside, offsider, off-site, off someone's back, off someone's feet, off someone's hands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for offside Replays showed that he was level with the last defender, certainly not offside. U.S. Wins!\|Joshua Robinson\|June 23, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Yet, as Mr. William Pickford has pointed out, a player could be offside with eleven opponents in front of him. Association Football\|John Cameron The biggest bugbear that the referee has to contend with is the penalty and offside restrictions. Association Football\|John Cameron It was an offside play, he declared, because it wasn't a king at all. At Good Old Siwash\|George Fitch The offside flap had been torn off, so had both stirrup-irons, the stirrup leather remained. Forging the Blades\|Bertram Mitford The back awaits it, coolly enough; knowing that Damer's forwards are offside. The Hill\|Horace Annesley Vachell British Dictionary definitions for offside offside / (ˈɒfˈsaɪd) / adjective, adverb sport (in football, hockey, etc) in a position illegally ahead of the ball or puck when it is played, usually when within one's opponents' half or the attacking zone noun the offside mainly British the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side) (as modifier)the offside passenger door Compare nearside Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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