- Off, Offside
- Bridge Not in position to be captured by a finesse (See Finesse)
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Off, Offside
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Offside — Offside, off sides, off side or off side may refer to: Sport Offside (sport), a rule in a number of field team sports designed to help ensure players move together as a team Offside (association football) Offside (American football) Offside… … Wikipedia
Offside (sport) — Offside is a rule used by several different team sports regulating aspects of player positioning. It is particularly used in field sports with rules deriving from the various codes of football, such as association football, rugby and field hockey … Wikipedia
offside — off|side1 [ˌɔfˈsaıd US ˌo:f ] adj, adv in a position, usually ahead of the ball, where you are not allowed to play the ball in sports such as ↑soccer and ↑hockey ≠ ↑onside offside 2 off|side2 [ˈɔfsaıd US ˈo:f ] n the offside BrE the side of a car … Dictionary of contemporary English
offside — off|side1 [ ,ɔf saıd ] adjective, adverb in the wrong position according to the rules in a game such as football, soccer, or ICE HOCKEY: He s offside. ─ compare ONSIDE offside off|side 2 [ ɔf,saıd ] noun BRITISH the offside the side of a vehicle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
offside — also off side, 1867, in various sporting senses, originally in English football; from OFF (Cf. off) + SIDE (Cf. side) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
Off — or OFF may refer to: OFF! (band), American hardcore punk band OFF (acronym for Organization for Fun) pseudonym for German DJ and singer Sven Väth Off (album), an album by Ciwan Haco OFF!, an insect repellent Off side, one half of the cricket… … Wikipedia
off break — noun (cricket) A ball that breaks from the offside towards the legside on pitching • • • Main Entry: ↑off * * * off break, Cricket. a ball that travels away from a line between the bowler and batsman but breaks back toward the batsman upon… … Useful english dictionary
off drive — noun (cricket) A drive to the offside (also intransitive verb and transitive verb) • • • Main Entry: ↑off … Useful english dictionary
off|side — or off side «AWF SYD, OF », adjective, adverb, noun. –adj., adv. not on the side permitted by the rules; illegally in advance of the ball, puck, or other playing piece. –n. a play in football or other sport, that is offside … Useful english dictionary
offside — off·si·de s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport → fuorigioco {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1910. ETIMO: comp. di off fuori e side 1posto … Dizionario italiano
