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Sideline
ˈsʌɪdlʌɪn
Sideline definitions
noun
sideline
sidelines
- an activity done in addition to one's main job, especially to earn extra income
"a sideline career as a stand-up comic"
- an auxiliary line of goods or trade
"electronic handbooks are a lucrative sideline for the firm"
- either of the two lines bounding the longer sides of a football field, basketball court, tennis court, or similar playing area
"Gascoigne celebrated his goal by sprinting to the sidelines"
- the area immediately outside either sideline as a place for non-players, substitutes, or spectators
"a referee collapsed during a match as his son watched from the sidelines"
- a position where one is observing a situation rather than being directly involved in it
"the US has chosen to remain on the sidelines"
without taking part without getting involved
verb
sideline
sidelined
sidelines
sidelining
- cause (a player) to be unable to play in a team or game
"an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks"
- remove from the centre of activity or attention; place in a less influential position
"backbench MPs have been sidelined and excluded from decision-making"