Sideline - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsaɪdlaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word sideline
Brit.  |ˈsaɪdlaɪn|  British pronunciation of the word sideline

noun

- a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- an auxiliary line of merchandise
- an auxiliary activity (syn: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit)

verb

- remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position
The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President

Extra examples

She makes and sells jewelry as a sideline.

The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players.

The player has been sidelined by a knee injury.

He has been sidelined and excluded from decision-making.

Zoe does a bit of freelance photography as a sideline.

Baggio was once again sidelined through injury.

But motorcycle transportation was still a sideline for the company.

The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sideline
he/she/it: sidelines
present participle: sidelining
past tense: sidelined
past participle: sidelined
noun
singular: sideline
plural: sidelines
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