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| sidelines | |
| 1. n. plural of sideline The lines marking the edges. |  |
| 2. n. (sports) The area or areas next to but outside a playing area. | |
| The coaches watched from the sidelines, remembering their days of glory but only able to offer advice. | |
| sideline | |
| 1. n. A line at the side of something. | |
| the yellow sideline of the road | |
| 2. n. (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. | |
| 3. n. (usually in the plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline. | |
| The coach stood on the sidelines and bellowed commands at the team. | |
| 4. n. The outside or perimeter of any activity. | |
| She installed the whole fixture while he simply watched from the sidelines. | |
| 5. n. Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item. | |
| She started the business as a sideline to her regular work and it ended up becoming the greater source of income. | |
| Soup need not be just a sideline to a meal; if you like, it can be the main course. | |
| 6. n. A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side. | |
| 7. n. (Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road. | |
| 8. v. (sports) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play. | |
| The coach sidelined the player until he regained his strength. | |
| 9. v. To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus. | |
| The illness sidelined him for weeks. | |
