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offside definition

off·side (-sīd′)

adjective

Sports not in the proper position for play; specif.,
  1. Football over the line of scrimmage or otherwise ahead of the ball before the play has begun, and hence subject to penalty
  2. Ice Hockey moving into the attacking zone ahead of the puck

adverb

into an offside position to jump offside

noun

an offside play
Also offsides off′·sides′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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