"sideline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ Audio: en-us-sideline.ogg [US] Forms: sideline [singular], sidelines [plural]
Etymology: side + line Etymology templates: {{compound|side|line}} side + line Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sideline is a line at the side of something.
    Sense id: simple-sideline-en-noun-a~A4~4MO
  2. A sideline is a line that defines the side boundary of a playing area.
    Sense id: simple-sideline-en-noun-zuwZktiG Categories (other): Sports
  3. A sideline is the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
    Sense id: simple-sideline-en-noun-54SHKnkV Categories (other): Sports

Verb

IPA: /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ Audio: en-us-sideline.ogg [US] Forms: sideline [canonical], sidelines [third-person, singular], sidelined [past], sidelined [past, participle], sidelining [present, participle]
Etymology: side + line Etymology templates: {{compound|side|line}} side + line Head templates: {{verb|sidelin|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sideline someone, you place them keep someone out of play.
    Sense id: simple-sideline-en-verb-UwmNu2uh Categories (other): Sports
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