offsides

Variant of offside

adjective

Sports not in the proper position for play; specif.,
  1. Football over the line of scrimmage or otherwise ahead of the ball before the play has begun, and hence subject to penalty
  2. Ice Hockey moving into the attacking zone ahead of the puck

adverb

into an offside position: to jump offside

noun

an offside play
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