onside
adverb or adjective
on·side
| \ ˈȯn-ˈsīd
, ˈän-\
, ˈän-\
Definition of onside
: not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
Examples of onside in a Sentence
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The opening goal for KC came when a winger was left all alone at the top corner of the box, holding his run onside before streaking in to score. — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, "Revolution’s keys to victory over Seattle," 9 Aug. 2019 Sarriball didn't get the fans onside, nor did Kepa's cup final antics, Eden Hazard's inevitable exit was no less upsetting, while the transfer ban was the cherry on the foul-tasting cake. — SI.com, "Frank Lampard: Stat Shows Just How Much New Chelsea Boss Values Youth," 4 July 2019 The replay appeared to show Dunn was onside, but play had restarted, so there will be no V.A.R. on that one. — Jeré Longman, New York Times, "How Megan Rapinoe and the U.S. Beat France at the World Cup," 28 June 2019 For the second goal, Ellen White was onside (as determined by VAR), deal with it. — Cindy Boren, The Denver Post, "England manager on Cameroon’s histrionics at World Cup: “That wasn’t football”," 23 June 2019 Like Gareth Southgate, Andersson has been keen to keep the press onside, encouraging his players to participate in the sort of laid-back interviews that Zlatan balked at. — SI.com, "Warning Signs: How Sweden's Humble History Makers Survived and Thrived in the Post-Zlatan Era," 6 July 2018 Although the German winger was beyond goalkeeper Loris Karius as the ball bounced back into the goal area and would normally have been in an offside position, the ball had ricocheted to him off James Milner, therefore putting him onside. — Jonathan Wilson, SI.com, "Roma, Not Man City, Completes Stunning UCL Comeback, Sends Barcelona Reeling," 10 Apr. 2018 But replays showed Martínez wasn’t offside, having been kept onside by Haris Medunjanin far from the play. — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, "Union's 3-1 loss at Atlanta United marred by red cards to Alejandro Bedoya, Haris Medunjanin," 2 June 2018 Just Short Falcao broke for goal onside and between two defenders, then leapt athletically to get a toe on a pass. — Victor Mather, New York Times, "Japan’s World Cup Starts With a Wild Win Over Colombia," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'onside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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onside
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of onside
sports
: in a position in which you are allowed to play or receive the ball or puck : not offside
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