sideline Definition
side·line (sīd′līn′)
noun
a line at or along the side; specif.,
- either of two lines marking the side limits of a playing area, as in football or tennis
- the areas just outside these lines
- a small line branching off the main line, as of a railroad, pipeline, etc.
- ☆ a line, as of merchandise or work, in addition to one's main line
transitive verb -·lined′, -·lin′·ing
☆ to remove from active participation sidelined by an injury
sideline Related Forms
sideline Idioms
on the sidelines
☆- in the area along the sidelines
- outside the main sphere of action
- not actively participating
sideline Synonyms
sideline Usage Examples
Object
- injury: Injury sidelined Harland for much of the second half of the campaign, but his 36 appearances still brought 4 goals.
- player: With a few players sidelined due to injury the Harlequins brought in some new players to the team.
Subject
injury: The return of Lescott, sidelined by injury last season, has strengthened Wolves ' defense.
Preposition: through
injury: Meanwhile, Oxford defender Gavin Johnson faces a spell on the sidelines through injury.
Adjective modifier
- lucrative: I always thought it was a vocation they felt to serve their fellow man, not a lucrative sideline.
- profitable: Based on volumes they are shipping, this can be a profitable sideline for them.
- interesting: The WMD scam was an interesting sideline to it.
- nice: Several big players only exist on the web and there are many traditional traders running a nice little sideline in online transactions too.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: Of course, Absurdism isn't to everyone's taste and is probably destined to remain a somewhat sidelined subgenre!
- effectively: Parliament is effectively sidelined from the center of British political life.
- increasingly: Yet Africa is increasingly sidelined from any benefits from trade.
- largely: The concerns and demands of developing countries were largely sidelined and no significant agreements were made to make trade fairer.
- completely: The concept of a development round was completely sidelined.
- currently: His is a timely arrival is Grant is currently sidelined with a kidney injury.
Preposition: in
favor: Has the Beijing agenda been sidelined in favor of the MDGs?
Preposition: of
conference: Ecevit met Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri on the sidelines of an international conference in Istanbul.
Preposition: with
injury: Danny Coyne remains on the sidelines with a long term knee injury.
Preposition: for
- rest: Mark Saunders is sidelined for the rest of the season with a broken leg.
- month: Grainger, who has been sidelined for months due to injury is making a comeback to Kuala Lumpur.
Preposition: by
injury: The return of Lescott, sidelined by injury last season, has strengthened Wolves ' defense.
Browse dictionary entries near sideline
- ‹ sidelight
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- ‹ sidehill
- ‹ -sided
- ‹ sidecar
- ‹ sideburns
- ‹ sideboard
- ‹ sidebar
- ‹ sideband
- ‹ sidearm
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