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# sideline

noun (a sideline, sidelines); verb (sideline, sidelines, sidelined, sidelining)

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

## Everyday

1. The sidelines are the lines along the long sides of a sports pitch, and the area just outside them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m1)
2. «On the sidelines» means watching but not taking part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m2)
3. A sideline is a second, smaller job or business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m3)
4. To sideline someone is to stop them taking part or make them less important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m4)

### In the lessons

In sport: parents cheer from the sidelines; an injured player is sidelined. In everyday life: a sideline selling cakes. Phrases: «on the sidelines», «from the sidelines», «sidelined by injury».

### Examples

- Mum cheered from the sidelines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x1)
- The ball went over the sideline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x2)
- He was sidelined for a month with a broken toe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x3)
- She sells jewellery as a sideline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x4)
- Don't just stand on the sidelines — join in! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x5)
- The new boy felt sidelined by the group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x6)

### Note

One word. Both noun and verb. «Sidelined» = left out or unable to play.

## On Mova

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