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verb [ T ] uk / ˈsaɪd.laɪn / us / ˈsaɪd.laɪn / If a sports player is sidelined they are prevented from playing or competing, and can only watch: Johnson has been sidelined through injury. to stop someone taking an active and important part in something: He was sidelined after criticizing the policy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
a line that shows the position of the side of an area where a sport is played: The ball fell just inside/on/ outside the sideline. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surfaces on which sports take place. 18-yard box. astroturf. backstretch. bound. bowling green. canvas. court. goal line. gridiron. ground staff. hard court. midfield. MUGA.
sideline. verb [ T ] uk / ˈsaɪd.laɪn / us / ˈsaɪd.laɪn /. If a sports player is sidelined they are prevented from playing or competing, and can only watch: Johnson has been sidelined through injury. to stop someone taking an active and important part in something: He was sidelined after criticizing the policy.
n., v. -lined, -lin•ing. n. 1. a business or activity pursued in addition to one's primary business. 2. an additional or auxiliary line of goods. 3. a. either of the two lines defining the side boundaries of an athletic field or court. b. sidelines, the area immediately beyond either sideline.
to prevent somebody from having an important part in something that other people are doing. be sidelined (by somebody/something) The vice-president is increasingly being sidelined. See sideline in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sideline. Definition of sideline verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Definition of sideline noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing.
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.
If someone or something is sidelined, they are made to seem unimportant and not included in what people are doing. For months he had been under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined anyway.
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