offside
part of speech
adjective and adverb (offside); noun (offside — the offside rule)
meaning for a pupil
1) (in sports like football/soccer, rugby and hockey) In a position on the field that the rules don't allow, usually too far forward, ahead of the ball or the other team's last defender. tree →
2) (UK, of a car) On the side nearest the middle of the road (the driver's side in the UK). tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and sport: the offside rule stops players waiting near the goal; the assistant referee raises a flag for offside, and a goal scored offside doesn't count. Phrases: «be offside», «the offside rule», «flagged offside», «offside trap».
examples
- The goal didn't count because he was offside. tree →
- The linesman raised his flag for offside. tree →
- Can you explain the offside rule? tree →
- She ran too early and was caught offside. tree →
- In rugby you're offside if you're in front of the ball when it's played. tree →
- Our team used an offside trap. tree →
note
One word (also written off-side). Opposite: onside. In word problems about sport, offside goals do not count in the score.
In the corpora
- Just standing in an offside position is not an offence; getting involved in play is.
- There is no offside straight from a corner kick, a throw-in or a goal kick.
Trees and pragmatics
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