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