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- Dictionarysideline/ˈsʌɪdlʌɪn/
noun
- 1. an activity done in addition to one's main job, especially to earn extra income: "a sideline career as a stand-up comic"
- 2. 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"
verb
- 1. cause (a player) to be unable to play in a team or game: "an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks"
- 2. remove from the centre of activity or attention; place in a less influential position: "backbench MPs have been sidelined and excluded from decision-making"
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SIDELINE definition: 1. an activity that you do as well as your main job: 2. a line that shows the position of the side…. Learn more.
1. : a line at right angles to a goal line or end line and marking a side of a court or field of play for athletic games. 2. a. : a line of goods sold in addition to one's principal line. b. : a business or activity pursued in addition to one's regular occupation. 3. a.
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.
an activity that you do as well as your main job: Jim works in a bank, but teaches French in the evenings as a sideline. sideline noun [C] (SPORTS) mainly US (UK usually touchline) 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.
noun. ( Retail: Outlets) A sideline is a business activity carried on at the same time, by the same person, or at the same premises, as another, more important, business activity. The garden center developed a lucrative sideline, supplying floral displays to corporate events.
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. c. sidelines, a nonparticipant point of view. v.t.
Definition of sideline noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. an auxiliary activity. synonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, spare-time activity. see more. verb. remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position. “The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President” see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Sideline."
Sideline Definition. A line at or along the side. The space outside such limits, occupied by coaches, inactive players, and spectators. The position or point of view of those who observe rather than participate in an activity. The political sidelines. A subsidiary line of merchandise.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun sideline mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sideline, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sideline has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
