offside

Meanings

Adjective

• In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
• To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
• Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
• To the side of a boat, opposite the primary side on which one paddles.

Noun

• An offside play.
• The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
• The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
• The side opposite the towpath.

Related

Opposite words

• nearside