sideline

  1. Noun.  A line at the side of something, as in "the yellow sideline of the road".
  2. Noun.  (sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field.
  3. Noun.  (usually, plural) The area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
  4. Noun.  The outside or perimeter of any activity.
  5. Noun.  Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.