offside

noun

(sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)

adjective

illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

adverb

illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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