offside
/ɒfˈsaɪd/
offside adjective: in an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
Adjective
offside (comparative more offside, superlative most offside)
- In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- Out of bounds.
- [Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit.2016 March 4, “3 Wheel-Ups” (track 4), in Made in the Manor, performed by Kano (British musician),Giggs (rapper),Wiley (musician)
- To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
- an offside diner
- Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
- To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.
Noun
offside (plural offsides)
- An offside play.
- The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
- My offside wing mirror got snapped off.
- They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 50
- The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
- The side of a canal opposite the towpath.
offside meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
offside in Hindi
- ऑफसाइड, ऑफ़साइड, आफसाइड
offside in Tamil
- ஆஃப்சைட், ஆஃப்சைடு, ஆஃப்ஸைட்
offside in Marathi
- in an illegal position ahead of the ball
- ऑफसाईड ŏphsāīḍ
- offside play
- ऑफसाईड ŏphsāīḍ
offside in Bengali
- অফসাইড, অফসাইডে
More languagesFewer languages
- offside in Telugu
- ఆఫ్సైడ్
- offside in Malayalam
- ഓഫ്സൈഡ്
- offside in Kannada
- ಆಫ್ಸೈಡ್
- offside in Punjabi
- ਆਫਸਾਈਡ, ਆਫ਼ਸਾਈਡ
- offside in Gujarati
- ઓફસાઇડ, ઓફસાઈડ, ઑફસાઇડ
- offside in Odia
- ଅଫସାଇଡ୍, ଅଫସାଇଡ଼, ଅଫ୍ସାଇଡ୍
- offside in Nepali
- अफसाइड, आफसाइड
- offside in Arabic
- تَسَلُّل tasallul
- offside in Malay
- ofsaid
- offside in Indonesian
- offside
- offside in Thai
- การล้ำหน้า, ออฟไซด์
Examples of offside in a sentence
- The ref said that Smith was offside, but I think that Jones played him on.
- Jones is good at drawing a defense offside with his hard count.
- He managed to beat the offside trap and clinch the winner.
Antonyms of offside
Forms of offside
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more offside |
| superlative | most offside |
| alternative form | off-side |
| Noun | |
| plural | offsides |
Origin of offside
From off- + side. Compare German Abseite (“remote area, backside”), German abseits (“out of the way, apart, aside”, adverb), Dutch afzijdig (“neutral, impartial”).
Words formed from offside
Phrases with offside
Words that rhyme with offside
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- -side
- collide
- confide
- flipside
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beride
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
- allide
Questions about offside
- What does offside mean?
- Offside means in an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
- What is offside in Hindi?
- Offside in Hindi is ऑफसाइड, ऑफ़साइड, आफसाइड. See Offside meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is offside?
- Offside can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce offside?
- Offside is pronounced /ɒfˈsaɪd/.
Words near offside in the dictionary
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