Sideline — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

an auxiliary line of merchandise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪdlaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪdlaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪdlaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈaɪdlaɪn/.

Examples

The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

out of bounds pursuit spare-time activity avocation hobby by-line

Parts of Speech

noun	a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
noun	an auxiliary line of merchandise
noun	an auxiliary activity
verb	remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position “The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President”

Word Forms

avocational	adjective	of or involved in an avocation
hobbyist	noun	a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nebenerwerb

eine Linie, die die Seitenbegrenzung eines Spielfeldes markiert

🇫🇷French

ligne de touche

une ligne qui marque la limite latérale d'un terrain de jeu

🇪🇸Spanish

línea de banda

una línea que marca el límite lateral de un campo de juego

🇮🇹Italian

margine

una linea che segna il confine laterale di un campo da gioco

🇳🇱Dutch

nevenactiviteit

een lijn die de zijgrens van een speelveld markeert

🇵🇹Portuguese

linha lateral

uma linha que marca o limite lateral de um campo de jogo

🇷🇺Russian

боковая линия

линия, обозначающая боковую границу игрового поля

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रधान व्यवसाय

एक रेखा जो खेल के मैदान की पार्श्व सीमा को चिह्नित करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্শ্বরেখা

একটি লাইন যা একটি খেলার মাঠের পাশের সীমানা চিহ্নিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பக்கவாட்டு

ஒரு விளையாட்டு மைதானத்தின் பக்க எல்லையைக் குறிக்கும் ஒரு கோடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్కదారి

ఆట మైదానం వైపు సరిహద్దును గుర్తించే పంక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाजूला

एक ओळ जी खेळण्याच्या मैदानाच्या बाजूची सीमा चिन्हांकित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાજુ

એક રેખા જે રમતના મેદાનની બાજુની સીમાને ચિહ્નિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಡ್ಲೈನ್

ಆಟದ ಮೈದಾನದ ಪಕ್ಕದ ಗಡಿಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಾಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈഡ്ലൈൻ

ഒരു കളിക്കളത്തിൻ്റെ വശത്തെ അതിർത്തി അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു ലൈൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਸੇ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਈਨ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਡ ਦੇ ਮੈਦਾਨ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਡ ਸੀਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنارے

ایک لکیر جو کھیل کے میدان کی سائیڈ باؤنڈری کو نشان زد کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

副业

标记比赛场地侧边界的线

🇯🇵Japanese

副業

競技場の側面の境界を示す線

🇰🇷Korean

부업

경기장의 측면 경계를 표시하는 선

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bên lề

một đường đánh dấu ranh giới bên của một sân chơi

🇹🇭Thai

งานอดิเรก

เส้นที่ทำเครื่องหมายขอบเขตด้านข้างของสนามเด็กเล่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sambilan

garis yang menandai batas sisi suatu lapangan permainan

🇲🇾Malay

tepi

garisan yang menandakan sempadan sisi padang permainan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هامش

الخط الذي يمثل الحدود الجانبية لملعب اللعب

🇮🇷Persian

حاشیه

خطی که مرز کناری زمین بازی را مشخص می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kenar çizgisi

oyun alanının kenar sınırını belirleyen çizgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קו צד

קו המסמן את הגבול הצדדי של מגרש משחקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sideline'?

The primary meaning of 'sideline' is 'a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field'.

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Using 'sideline' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sideline' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sideline' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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