Offside Definition & Meaning
offside
- adverb
- illegally in advance of the ball or puck
- adjective
- illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
- noun
- (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
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