1 (AmE also offsides) in some sports, for example football or hockey, a player is offside if he or she is in a position, usually ahead of the ball, that is not allowed:
He was offside when he scored. * the offside rule
compareONSIDE
2 (BrE) on the side of a vehicle that is furthest from the edge of the road:
the offside mirror
compareNEARSIDE
noun [U]
1 (AmE also offsides) the fact of being offside in a game such as football or hockey:
The goal was disallowed for offside.
2 (BrE) the side of a vehicle that is furthest from the edge of the road:
The offside was damaged.
compareNEARSIDE
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for offside is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is offside a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, offside is tagged as adjective.
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