Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
offside .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck
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Examples
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Yet offsides is often the most important call because futbol is such a low scoring game.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Soccerphiles & Soccerphobes, Lay Down Your Arms! 2010
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Yet offsides is often the most important call because futbol is such a low scoring game.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Soccerphiles & Soccerphobes, Lay Down Your Arms! 2010
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If the teammate touches the puck, offsides is called and the faceoff is held outside the blue line.
USATODAY.com - Answers: Goalie penalties and two-line passes 2003
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A minute later, Houston thought they had made it 2-1 with a Jason Garey header from about 10 yards out in the middle that went inside the near post, but Garey was called offsides.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The play came after the Eagles 3-1 faked a field-goal attempt on fourth-and-6 from the Jets 14 that was intercepted by Jamaal Westerman, but New York was called offsides making it fourth-and-1 for Philadelphia.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Kristen Wiig was already amazing, and now all she has to do is marry her Target lady to her A-Hole lady to a crazed hockey sidelines mom who is the only person qualified in the universe to call offsides and ...
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In soccer there is a predisposition to call offsides even when there is no violation.
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They recently got Ana Paula Oliveira, a lineswoman the ref with the flag who calls offsides in soccer, they regularly get the females from Big Brother, soap opera stars and singers.
The Economics of Playboy: Ask Your Questions Here - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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The officials are very very accurate at calling the offsides penalties when compared with the TV replays.
Lean Left » Blog Archive » The Stupid Soccer Offsides Rule In Plain English 2006
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The officials are very very accurate at calling the offsides penalties when compared with the TV replays.
Lean Left » Blog Archive » The Stupid Soccer Offsides Rule In Plain English 2006
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