sideline

[ sahyd-lahyn ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn /

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noun

a line at the side of something.

a business or activity pursued in addition to one's primary business; a second occupation.

an additional or auxiliary line of goods: a grocery store with a sideline of household furnishings.

Sports.

either of the two lines defining the side boundaries of a field or court.
sidelines, the area immediately beyond either sideline, where the substitute players sit.

sidelines, the position or point of view taken by a person who observes an activity or situation but does not directly participate in it.

verb (used with object), side·lined, side·lin·ing.

to render incapable of participation, especially in anything involving vigorous, physical action, as a sport: An injury to his throwing arm sidelined the quarterback for two weeks.

Words nearby sideline

sided, sidehead, sidehill, sidekick, sidelight, sideline, sideliner, sidelines, sideling, sideload, sidelock

Origin of sideline

An Americanism dating back to 1685–95; side¹ + line¹

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Examples from the Web for sideline

The Democrats were able to sideline Kucinich and avoid a divisive impeachment battle.
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Back in 2005, Franklin had referred to sideline reporter Holly Rowe as “sweetheart.”
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Even after she left its barbed bosom, it did its best to further excommunicate and sideline her.
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Which sideline reporter will appear on television first after kickoff: Erin Andrews or Pam Oliver?
The Weird Wild World of Super Bowl Betting|Joe Concha|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A few minutes later, Ferguson, having been revived, sat on the sideline, helmet off, hair tousled, dazed.
The Hit Heard Around the World|Rich Cohen|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The business flourished and some one advised my friend that he should put in popcorn as a sideline.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Even then he had enough surplus energy to run a sideline in literature.
A Circuit Rider's Wife|Corra Harris
With a sideline of fruit trees, I can get an order of some kind out of every family in the northern part of the state.
The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart
The midnight hours he spent in the pineal gland were only a sideline of his work.
The Brain|Alexander Blade
An elementary school teacher who taught music as a sideline, Gladys Thompson, organized an orchestra about 1928.
Frying Pan Farm|Elizabeth Brown Pryor

British Dictionary definitions for sideline

sideline

/ (ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn) /

noun

sport a line that marks the side boundary of a playing area

a subsidiary interest or source of income

an auxiliary business activity or line of merchandise

verb (tr)

to prevent (a player) from taking part in a game

to prevent (a person) from pursuing a particular activity, operation, career, etc

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sideline

noun

verb (used with object), side·lined, side·lin·ing.

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