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# offside

adjective and adverb (offside); noun (offside — the offside rule)

«offside» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#m1)
2. (UK, of a car) On the side nearest the middle of the road (the driver's side in the UK). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x1)
- The linesman raised his flag for offside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x2)
- Can you explain the offside rule? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x3)
- She ran too early and was caught offside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x4)
- In rugby you're offside if you're in front of the ball when it's played. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x5)
- Our team used an offside trap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/#x6)

### Note

One word (also written off-side). Opposite: onside. In word problems about sport, offside goals do not count in the score.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «offside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/offside/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«offside» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/offside.html) on Mova free.