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noun
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a line at the side of something.
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a business or activity pursued in addition to one's primary business; a second occupation.
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an additional or auxiliary line of goods: a grocery store with a sideline of household furnishings.
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sidelines, the position or point of view taken by a person who observes an activity or situation but does not directly participate in it.
verb (used with object)
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to render incapable of participation, especially in anything involving vigorous, physical action, as a sport: An injury to his throwing arm sidelined the quarterback for two weeks.
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Side lining
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Word Origin & History
sideline
"lines marking the limits of playing area" (on a football field, etc.), 1862, from side (adj.) + line (q.v.). The fig. sense of "position removed from active participation" is attested from 1934 (because players who are not in the game stand along
EXPANDthe sidelines). The verb meaning "put out of play" is from 1945.
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