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off·side

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–adjective, adverb

1.	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.

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

[Origin: 1840–50; off + side¹

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off·side Audio Help (ôf'sīd', ŏf'-) Pronunciation Key
adv. & adj.

Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone.
Football Illegally beyond the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped or ahead of the ball when the ball is kicked on a kickoff.

n. Sports
An offside motion or play.

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offside

1867, in various sporting senses, originally in Eng. football.

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

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ˌoffˈside adverb

(in football, hockey etc) in a position (not allowed by the rules) between the ball and the opponents' goal
Example: The referee disallowed the goal because one of the players was offside.

Arabic:	في وَضْع تَسَلُّل
Chinese (Simplified):	（足球，曲棍球等运动中的）越位
Chinese (Traditional):	(足球，曲棍球等運動中的)越位
Czech:	v postavení mimo hru
Danish:	offside
Dutch:	buitenspel
Estonian:	suluseisus
Finnish:	paitsio
French:	hors-jeu
German:	abseits
Greek:	σε αντικανονική θέση, οφσάιντ
Hungarian:	les
Icelandic:	rangstæður
Indonesian:	offside

Italian:	fuorigioco
Japanese:	オフサイドに
Lithuanian:	nuošalėje
Norwegian:	offside
Polish:	na spalonym
Portuguese (Brazil):	em impedimento
Portuguese (Portugal):	fora de jogo
Romanian:	ofsaid
Russian:	в положении вне игры
Slovak:	v postavení mimo hry
Slovenian:	prehitek, ofsajd
Spanish:	en fuera de juego
Swedish:	offside
Turkish:	ofsayt

ˌoffˈside adjective

(of a vehicle etc) on the side nearest to the centre of the road
Example: the front offside wheel

Arabic:	الأقْرَب إلى مَرْكِز الشّارِع
Chinese (Simplified):	（车、马等的）右边
Chinese (Traditional):	(車、馬等的)右邊
Czech:	levý
Danish:	førerens side
Dutch:	verst van de wegkant
Estonian:	parempoolne
Finnish:	oikeanpuoleinen
French:	de gauche
German:	Fahrbahnseiten-…
Greek:	στην πλευρά προς το κέντρο του δρόμου
Hungarian:	belső
Icelandic:	vinstri hlið
Indonesian:	dekat tengah jalan

Italian:	di destra*
Japanese:	右側の
Lithuanian:	dešinys (Britanijoje), kairys (kitur)
Norwegian:	høyre side (av bilen)
Polish:	(w ruchu prawostronnym) prawy; (w ruchu lewostronnym) lewy
Portuguese (Brazil):	do lado mais afastado
Portuguese (Portugal):	do lado do passageiro
Romanian:	din stânga
Russian:	правый
Slovak:	ľavý
Slovenian:	notranji
Spanish:	lado del conductor
Swedish:	vid vänstertrafik: höger, vid högertrafik: vänster
Turkish:	yol tarafında olan, en sol taraf