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# sideline

«sideline» in Mova's school dictionary: **the lines along the long sides of a sports pitch, and the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a sideline, sidelines); verb (sideline, sidelines, sidelined, sidelining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The sidelines are the lines along the long sides of a sports pitch, and the area just outside them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m1)

2) «On the sidelines» means watching but not taking part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m2)

3) A sideline is a second, smaller job or business. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m3)

4) To sideline someone is to stop them taking part or make them less important. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In sport: parents cheer from the sidelines; an injured player is sidelined. In everyday life: a sideline selling cakes. Phrases: «on the sidelines», «from the sidelines», «sidelined by injury».

### examples

- Mum cheered from the sidelines. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x1)
- The ball went over the sideline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x2)
- He was sidelined for a month with a broken toe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x3)
- She sells jewellery as a sideline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x4)
- Don't just stand on the sidelines — join in! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x5)
- The new boy felt sidelined by the group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/#x6)

### note

One word. Both noun and verb. «Sidelined» = left out or unable to play.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sideline» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sideline/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.