AskDefine | Define offside

Dictionary Definition

offside adj : illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" [syn: offsides] [ant: onside] adv : illegally in advance of the ball or puck

User Contributed Dictionary

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

  1. In an illegal position ahead of the ball
  2. To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk, e.g. an offside diner (restaurant.)

Usage notes

  • Precise usage varies between sports; singular offside is used more in football, while the plural form offsides is used in american football.

Translations

in an illegal position ahead of the ball
to the side of a road

Noun

  1. In the context of "sport}} An offside play

Extensive Definition

Offside, off-sides, off-side or off side may refer to:
  • Offside (sport), a rule in a number of field team sports to regulate aspects of player positioning
  • Offside (TV show), a Scottish football programme
  • Offside (film), an Iranian film released in 2006
  • Offside (magazine), a Swedish football magazine
  • Off side, the side the striker (batsman) is facing in cricket
  • Off-side rule, an interpretation for indentation in some computer programming languages
  • Offside (band), an Italian rock band.
  • In the UK, "Offside" may also refer to the side of a vehicle normally furthest from the kerb.
offside in Dutch: Buitenspel
offside in Polish: Spalony
offside in Ukrainian: Офсайд
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