1 [C] an activity that you do as well as your main job in order to earn extra money:
His hobby of winemaking was fast becoming a profitable sideline.
2 (sidelines) [pl.] the lines along the two long sides of a sports field, tennis court, etc. that mark the outer edges; the area just outside these:
The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players.
IDIOMS
on / from the sidelines watching sth but not actually involved in it:
He was content to watch from the sidelines as his wife built up a successful business empire. * She has chosen to remain on the sidelines of public debate.
verb [VN] [usuallypassive]
1 to prevent sb from playing in a team, especially because of an injury:
The player has been sidelined by a knee injury.
2 to prevent sb from having an important part in sth that other people are doing:
The vice-president is increasingly being sidelined.
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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 sideline is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is sideline a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, sideline is tagged as noun.
Does sideline appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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